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쪄

steam, cook by steaming, gain weight, be unbearably hot

t͡ɕ͈ ʌ̹ → 찌다
verb · informal, past tense Rare #29,904
steam, cook by steaming The contracted form of 찌어, used before another verb or ending.
KO: 고구마를 쪄 먹어요.
EN: I steam sweet potatoes and eat them.
gain weight Used with 살 (body fat/weight).
KO: 요즘 살이 쪄 보여요.
EN: You look like you've gained weight lately.
be unbearably hot Often used in the expression 쪄 죽겠다, meaning that it is so hot you feel like you could die.
KO: 오늘은 너무 더워서 쪄 죽겠어.
EN: It's so hot today, I'm boiling to death.

엄마가 새로 쪄 왔어

Mom steamed it fresh and brought it over.

— 인생 (1994)

쪄 죽겠어

I'm boiling to death.

— 똑바로 살아라 (1989)

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