No. 16,893 in Korean
삼킴
"삼킴" means "swallowing" in English.
In a sentence
그는 음식을 급하게 삼켰다.
He swallowed the food hastily.
In this sentence, '삼킴' is used in its literal sense to refer to the physical act of swallowing food.
사람들은 진실을 삼키고 싶지 않을 때가 있다.
There are times when people don't want to swallow the truth.
Here, '삼킴' metaphorically represents the acceptance or internalization of an idea, such as accepting truth.
약을 삼키는 것이 힘들었다.
It was difficult to swallow the medicine.
In this context, '삼킴' is used to describe the physical difficulty associated with swallowing medication.
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