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허기지다 heo-gi-ji-da
To feel hollow hunger — an emotional-physical state of emptiness
What does 허기지다 mean?
허기지다 (heo-gi-ji-da) means: To feel hollow hunger — an emotional-physical state of emptiness.
More visceral than simple physical hunger, this word often captures the exhaustion of a hard day where physical hunger mirrors emotional depletion. When Koreans offer food in response, they are addressing the soul's fatigue just as much as an empty stomach.
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