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쥐불놀이

jwibullori [쥐불로리]

쥐불놀이가 · 쥐불놀이를

jwibul-nori (swinging fire cans and burning field edges on Daeboreum)

Example

아이들이 깡통을 돌리며 쥐불놀이를 했어요.

The kids played jwibul-nori, swinging cans of fire around.

Word parts

쥐 (rat) + 불 (fire) + 놀이 (game): burning field edges to drive out rats and pests.

Good to know

Pronounced [쥐불로리] — ㄹ followed by ㄴ becomes ㄹㄹ.