Nuance Dictionary / Emotions & Feelings
기운을 내다 giuneul naeda
Deploying a standard social script to tell a struggling person to cheer up, often acting as a polite obligation rather than deep empathy.
What does 기운을 내다 mean?
기운을 내다 (giuneul naeda) means: Deploying a standard social script to tell a struggling person to cheer up, often acting as a polite obligation rather than deep empathy.
Speakers use this phrase to encourage someone who appears tired or discouraged. It functions as a direct prompt to pull oneself together or muster some enthusiasm. It frequently appears in supportive dialogue between friends or colleagues.
When deployed as an automatic social reflex toward someone who is visibly struggling, it can sometimes read as a standardized script rather than genuine empathy.
When deployed as an automatic social reflex toward someone who is visibly struggling, it can sometimes read as a standardized script rather than genuine empathy.
Other sides of 기운을 내다
◆ The Self-Correction Mantra — Speakers use this phrase in internal reflection to consciously direct their own energy and shift away from a sluggish or discouraged state. It operates as a personal directive rather than a mere description of internal feelings. It typically appears in personal monologues or private journals where someone talks themselves through a difficult mental block.
This often reads as an internal pep talk or a deliberate snapping out of a slump, functioning almost like a command directed at one's own brain.
◆ The Physical Vitality Rebound — Speakers use this phrase when talking about regaining physical energy, often after being sick or exhausted from hard work. It frequently appears alongside descriptions of eating well, resting, or slowly getting back one's physical stamina. It functions as a description of bodily recovery rather than a direct command or mental pep talk.
Depending on the context, this can sound like a practical report on someone's physical recovery rather than an emotional cheering phrase.
This often reads as an internal pep talk or a deliberate snapping out of a slump, functioning almost like a command directed at one's own brain.
◆ The Physical Vitality Rebound — Speakers use this phrase when talking about regaining physical energy, often after being sick or exhausted from hard work. It frequently appears alongside descriptions of eating well, resting, or slowly getting back one's physical stamina. It functions as a description of bodily recovery rather than a direct command or mental pep talk.
Depending on the context, this can sound like a practical report on someone's physical recovery rather than an emotional cheering phrase.
🎙️ 기운을 내다는 표기 그대로 읽지 않아요 — 실제로는 [기우늘 래다]로 소리나요 (연음법칙, 유음화). 발음 연습하기 →
How it's actually used
- 기운을 내어 다시 도전해 보자.
gi-un-eul ne-eo da-si do-jeon-hae bo-ja.
Let's muster our energy and try again.
💡 Encouraging a group after a setback - 힘든 일이 있겠지만 기운을 내세요.
him-deun il-i it-get-ji-man gi-un-eul nae-se-yo.
Things are tough, but please cheer up.
💡 Offering polite encouragement to an acquaintance - 조금만 더 힘내고 기운을 내봐.
jo-geum-man deo him-nae-go gi-un-eul nae-bwa.
Push through just a little more and cheer up.
💡 Casual encouragement between peers
Related words in Emotions & Feelings
한숨 han-sum정겹다 jeong-gyeop-da지긋지긋 jigeut-jigeut마음이 무겁다 Ma-eum-i mu-geop-da마음을 비우다 Maeumeul biuda