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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jjireuda
"그의 뼈를 찌르는 충고가 내 마음을 아프게 했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To thrust a pointed weapon into or through someone or something.
"He had to be rushed to the hospital after being stabbed." - 2
To touch upon a sensitive, painful, or vulnerable emotional subject.
"Her critical remarks really stabbed at his insecurities."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, likely originating as a variant of 'stob' meaning a stump or stake, evolving in the 16th century to mean piercing with a pointed weapon, corresponding to the Korean idiom '아픈 곳을 찌르다' (literally 'to pierce the painful spot' or touch a sore point).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stab" is said worldwide
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poignarder
Transliteration: pwa-nyaʁ-de
"Il a menacé de poignarder son adversaire."
erstechen
Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛçn̩
"Er wurde mit einem Messer erstochen."
accoltellare
Transliteration: ak-kol-tel-la-re
"La polizia ha trovato l'uomo accoltellato."
apuñalar
Transliteration: a-pu-ña-lar
"Intentó apunalar al ladrón en defensa propia."
esfaquear
Transliteration: is-fa-ke-ar
"O criminoso tentou esfaquear a vítima."
चाकू मारना
Transliteration: chaku marna
"उसने अंधेरे में उस पर चाकू मार दिया।"
刺
Transliteration: cì
"他用一把小刀刺伤了对方。"
찌르다
Transliteration: jjireuda
"그의 뼈를 찌르는 충고가 내 마음을 아프게 했다."
刺す
Transliteration: sasu
"彼はナイフで相手を刺した。"
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