“Simkung” (심쿵) — heart, thud
The Sino-Korean word for heart bolted to the native sound of something heavy landing. One hit, always positive, and completely untranslatable in four characters.
The Sino-Korean word for heart bolted to the native sound of something heavy landing. One hit, always positive, and completely untranslatable in four characters.
It points forward, always. Once the thing is happening the word stops applying — which is why “I don’t feel it any more” is a complete reason to end a relationship in Korean.