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TOPIK 5noun

견물생심

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견물생심이 · 견물생심을

seeing something makes you want it; temptation at the sight of things

Example

견물생심이라고, 매장에 가면 계획에 없던 물건을 사게 돼요.

Seeing is wanting, as they say—when I go to a store, I end up buying things I hadn't planned to.

Word parts

견 see물 thing생 arise심 heart

Literally 'see a thing, and desire arises in the heart.'