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to have indigestion (food feels stuck)
Example
점심을 급하게 먹었더니 체한 것 같아요.
I ate lunch too fast, and I think it's given me indigestion.
Word parts
체 stuck, blocked
滯 'stuck, blocked' + 하다: food that won't go down.
Good to know
A very common Korean complaint: the heavy feeling of food 'stuck' after eating too fast. People take 소화제, and some still use the folk remedy of pricking a fingertip (손을 따다).
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