Significado
To be extremely hungry, feeling as if one's stomach is completely empty.
Banco de exercicios
3 exercicios배가 _______ 붙을 정도로 배고팠어요.
너무 배고파서 배가 등가죽에 _______ 것 같아.
세 시간 동안 아무것도 못 먹었더니 배가 등가죽에 _______.
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This idiom literally translates to 'one's stomach sticks to one's back skin.' It vividly describes the physical sensation of extreme hunger where the abdominal muscles are so contracted due to lack of food that the stomach feels as though it's pressing against the spine. This expression has been used for a long time in Korean to emphasize the severity of hunger, often in contexts where food was scarce or someone was in a state of deprivation. The imagery evokes a sense of hollowness and emptiness within the body, making the listener immediately understand the intense discomfort of starvation.
