배부르다

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to be full (after eating)

🍚 배 (belly) + 부르다 (to be swollen/full) = belly is full

배 means belly and 부르다 means to be full or swollen, so the word literally says belly-full. Koreans say 배불러 after a big meal. Its opposite follows the same pattern: 배고프다 = belly + hungry.

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