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Korean noun

교통지옥

gyotongjiok

traffic hell

(figurative) The situation of congestion in which there are too many cars and pedestrians on the roads and as a result it is difficult to use any means of traffic.

Standard pronunciation
[교통지옥]
Level
Intermediate

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교통지옥 in a sentence

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  • 서울은 아침마다 출근하는 차들로 도로가 교통지옥이 되기 일쑤이다.

    서우른 아침마다 출근하는 차들로 도로가 교통지오기 되기 일쑤이다.said like thisseoureun achimmada chulgeunhaneun chadeullo doroga gyotongjiogi doegi ilssuida.
  • 갑작스러운 폭설로 도로가 교통지옥으로 변해 많은 시민들이 불편을 겪었다.

    갑짝쓰러운 폭썰로 도로가 교통지오그로 변해 마는 시민드리 불펴늘 겨껃따.said like thisgapjakseureoun pokseollo doroga gyotongjiogeuro byeonhae maneun simindeuri bulpyeoneul gyeokkeotda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.