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TOPIK 6noun

대경실색

daegyeongsilsaek [대경실쌕]

대경실색이 · 대경실색을

turning pale with shock

Example

사고 소식을 들은 어머니는 대경실색하셨습니다.

Mother turned pale with shock when she heard about the accident.

Word parts

대 big경 startle실 lose색 color

Literally 'greatly startled, losing one's color'.

Good to know

Usually as a verb: 대경실색하다.