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TOPIK 5verb

발버둥 치다

balbeodung chida

발버둥 쳐요 · 발버둥 쳤어요 · 발버둥 칠 거예요 · 발버둥 치세요

to kick and struggle, to flail; to struggle desperately

Example

아이가 집에 안 가겠다고 발버둥 치며 울었어요.

The child kicked and cried, refusing to go home.

Word parts

발 'foot' + 버둥 (as in 버둥거리다 'to flail') — legs kicking wildly.