No. 15,041 in Korean
발목
Ankle.
In a sentence
나는 축구를 하다가 발목을 삐었어요.
I sprained my ankle while playing soccer.
In this sentence, '발목' refers to the physical 'ankle' as a body part that was injured.
발목이 좁은 바지를 입으면 발목이 강조됩니다.
Wearing tight pants around the ankles highlights the ankles.
Here, '발목' is used to describe the 'ankle' as part of the appearance or fashion style.
그는 그 계약에 발목이 잡혀서 다른 프로젝트를 시작할 수 없어요.
He is tied up with that contract and cannot start another project.
In this expression, '발목이 잡히다' figuratively means 'to be tied up or obstructed,' involving the context of limitations.
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