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씨름

★★intermediate
명사 · noun고유어 · native Korean word

Meaning

  1. 1.

    ssireum — Traditional Korean sport game, in which two contestants hold the thigh band of each other and compete in physical strength or techniques, and one wins by toppling the opponent first.

  2. 2.

    struggle — The act of grappling with and putting all one's energy into something in order to succeed in it.