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TOPIK 6noun

풍수지탄

pungsujitan

풍수지탄이 · 풍수지탄을

regret at being unable to care for parents who have died

Example

부모님이 돌아가신 후에야 풍수지탄을 느꼈어요.

Only after my parents passed away did I feel the regret of not caring for them enough.

Word parts

풍 wind수 tree지 of탄 lament

The tree wants stillness but the wind won't stop; the child wants to serve, but parents are gone.