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학수고대
학수고대
鶴首苦待
[ haksugodae ]
「명사」 Noun
• looking forward to; waiting eagerly for
The act of looking forward to something as if one were a crane stretching out its neck.
emotions
positive
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
鶴 (학)
–
crane (bird)
首 (수)
–
head
苦 (고)
–
suffering, pain
待 (대)
–
to wait
Related words
고대
–
eager waiting
Neighboring words in the dictionary
하
하고
하나
하나님
하늘
하다
하며
하지
학수고대
한
한가지
한결
한국
한국어
한민족
한일
한자
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