허리

heori · TOPIK 1

waist, lower back

허리 — waist, lower back

🩳 heori sounds like hurry: hurry and your lower back (waist) pays for it

허리 (heori) is a native Korean word for the waist and lower back. Say it fast and it is close to English hurry. Link: lift something in a hurry and your 허리 hurts. 허리가 아파요 = my lower back hurts.

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