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속이 상하다

sogi sanghada [소기 상하다]

속이 상해요 · 속이 상했어요 · 속상해요 (common one-word form)

to be upset, to feel hurt, to be distressed

Example

열심히 준비했는데 시험에 떨어져서 속이 상해요.

I prepared so hard but failed the exam, so I'm really upset.

Word parts

상 hurt

속 = one's insides; literally 'one's insides get hurt.'

Good to know

In speech it's usually one word, 속상하다: 정말 속상해 죽겠어요.