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TOPIK 4noun

화풀이

hwapuri [화푸리]

화풀이가 · 화풀이를

venting one's anger, taking it out on someone

Example

회사에서 힘들었다고 가족한테 화풀이하면 안 돼요.

You shouldn't take it out on your family just because work was hard.

Word parts

화 anger

화 'anger' (literally 'fire') + 풀이 'releasing', from 풀다.

Good to know

Pattern: N한테 화풀이하다 'to take it out on N'.