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TOPIK 4noun

냉방병

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냉방병이 · 냉방병을

air-conditioning sickness (headache, chills, cold-like symptoms from too much AC)

Example

사무실 에어컨이 너무 세서 냉방병에 걸렸어요.

The office AC is too strong, so I came down with air-conditioning sickness.

Word parts

냉 cold방 room병 illness

冷房 'air conditioning' (lit. 'cold room') + 病 'illness'.

Good to know

Pronounced [냉방뼝]. Use 냉방병에 걸리다. An everyday term rather than a formal diagnosis.