No. 16,434 in Korean
빌며
"빌며" means "while begging" or "while praying for something."
In a sentence
그는 용서를 빌며 고개를 숙였다.
He bowed his head while pleading for forgiveness.
The word '빌며' is used here as 'pleading,' indicating the action of requesting earnestly or asking for forgiveness as an ongoing action connected to another activity (bowing heads).
아이는 도움을 빌며 울먹이고 있었다.
The child was sobbing while begging for help.
In this sentence, '빌며' expresses a state of pleading (for help) happening concurrently with sobbing to show the urgency and distress.
여기서 어쩔 수 없음을 빌며 좌절했다.
He despaired while admitting helplessness here.
'빌며' here conveys a sense of admitting or stating in a continuous action connected to an emotional response (despair).
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