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TOPIK 4noun

식은땀

sigeunttam [시근땀]

식은땀이 · 식은땀을

cold sweat

Example

발표 전에 너무 긴장해서 식은땀이 났어요.

I was so nervous before the presentation that I broke out in a cold sweat.

Word parts

식은 'cooled' (from 식다) + 땀 'sweat' = a cold sweat.