Nuance Dictionary / People & Relationships
속을 썩이다 Sogeul sseogida
To suffer prolonged emotional exhaustion and worry caused by a child's continuous misbehavior or failure to meet expectations.
What does 속을 썩이다 mean?
속을 썩이다 (Sogeul sseogida) means: To suffer prolonged emotional exhaustion and worry caused by a child's continuous misbehavior or failure to meet expectations.
🔒 The full native nuance note and audio for this card are locked. Unlock it with a token on the Nuance Dictionary — your first unlock every day is free.
How it's actually used
- 우리 큰딸이 요즘 나를 아주 속을 썩여.
Uri keun-ttari yojeum nareul aju sogeul sseogyeo.
My eldest daughter has been driving me up the wall with worry lately.
💡 Reveals how casually parents vent years of accumulated frustration about a specific child. - 자식 속 안 썩이고 자라는 부모가 어디 있겠어?
Jasik sok an sseogigo jaraneun bumoga eodi isseosseo?
Where is the parent whose child grows up without giving them grief?
💡 Shows the phrase used philosophically to normalize the shared suffering of parenthood. - 그렇게 속을 썩이더니, 철이 좀 들었는지 요즘은 효도해요.
Geureoke sogeul sseogideoni, cheori jom deureonneunji yojeum-eun hyodohaeyo.
After giving me so much grief for years, he's finally showing some sense and being filial lately.
💡 Captures the classic narrative arc of looking back at a child's turbulent rebellion.
Related words in People & Relationships
손발이 맞다 sonbari majda썸남 sseom-nam썸녀 sseom-nyeo여사친 yeo-sa-chin손길 son-gil