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TOPIK 6verb

풍미하다

pungmihada

풍미해요 · 풍미했어요 · 풍미할 거예요 · 풍미하세요

to dominate, to sweep (an era), to be all the rage

Example

그 가수는 1990년대 가요계를 풍미했습니다.

That singer dominated the pop music scene of the 1990s.

Word parts

풍 wind미 bend down

Literally 'grass bending before the wind' — everything yielding to one trend.

Good to know

Homonym warning: 풍미 風味 is 'flavor', as in 풍미가 좋다.