쓴맛을 봐요 · 쓴맛을 봤어요 · 쓴맛을 볼 거예요
to have a bitter experience; to learn the hard way
Example
첫 사업에서 실패의 쓴맛을 봤어요.
I tasted bitter failure with my first business.
Word parts
Literally 'to taste bitterness': 쓴 'bitter' + 맛 'taste.'
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쓴맛을 봐요 · 쓴맛을 봤어요 · 쓴맛을 볼 거예요
to have a bitter experience; to learn the hard way
Example
첫 사업에서 실패의 쓴맛을 봤어요.
I tasted bitter failure with my first business.
Word parts
Literally 'to taste bitterness': 쓴 'bitter' + 맛 'taste.'