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TOPIK 6noun

아연실색

ayeonsilsaek [아연실쌕]

아연실색이 · 아연실색을

dumbstruck and pale with shock

Example

뜻밖의 소식에 회의실의 모두가 아연실색했습니다.

Everyone in the meeting room went pale and speechless at the unexpected news.

Word parts

아 dumbstruck연 -ly실 lose색 color

Literally 'struck dumb and losing one's color'.