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noun[U]
heat or hot weather, especially the oppressive heat of summer.
deowi
Pronunciation
Etymology
Native Korean; related to 덥다, meaning “to be hot.”
Examples
올해 더위는 유난히 심하다.
olhae deowineun yunanhi simhada
The heat is especially severe this year.
더위가 가시자 사람들이 밖으로 나왔다.
deowiga gasija saramdeuri bakkeuro nawatda
When the heat subsided, people came outside.
나는 더위를 많이 탄다.
naneun deowireul mani tanda
I am very sensitive to heat.
Character Breakdown
더
deo
syllable in the native Korean noun; not independently meaningful here
위
wi
syllable in the native Korean noun; not independently meaningful here
Collocations
더위를 타다
더위를 먹다
더위가 심하다
더위가 가시다
더위를 피하다
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