Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄡᅲ시다 (Yale: psywusita)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssusida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssusida
McCune–Reischauer?ssusida
Yale Romanization?sswusita

Verb edit

쑤시다 (ssusida) (infinitive 쑤셔 or 쑤시어, sequential 쑤시니)

  1. (transitive) to pick; to poke
    칼로 배를 쑤시다.
    kallo baereul ssusida.
    to poke a stomach with a knife.
    이쑤시개로 이빨을 쑤시다.
    issusigaero ippareul ssusida.
    to pick your teeth with a toothpick.
  2. (transitive) to tuck into; to stuff into; to cram into
    빨리먹기대회에서 이기기 위하여 입에 음식을 마구 쑤셔넣다.
    ppallimeokgidaehoeeseo igigi wihayeo ibe eumsigeul magu ssusyeoneota.
    to cram food into one's mouth to win a competitive eating contest.
  3. to stir; to incite
  4. to investigate to find out the hidden facts.
  5. to squeeze into a company, agency or organization for the purpose of finding a job or establishing a relationship.
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Etymology 2 edit

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 쓔시다 (Yale: sswusita)

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ssusida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ssusida
McCune–Reischauer?ssusida
Yale Romanization?sswusita

Verb edit

쑤시다 (ssusida) (infinitive 쑤셔 or 쑤시어, sequential 쑤시니)

  1. ache; throb; sore
    어제 너무 무리했더니 온몸이 쑤시네.
    eoje neomu murihaetdeoni onmomi ssusine.
    I worked so hard yesterday that my whole body is aching.