Bad Moods
1. ์ฌ์ ๋ถ๋ฆฌ๋ค (์ฌ์ : ๅฟ่ก)
Hanja:
ๅฟ (์ฌ): heart, mind
่ก (์ ): technique, method, art, trick
Explanation: ๅฟ่ก (์ฌ์ ) literally means โmental techniqueโ or โheart trick,โ but in Korean usage, it evolved to mean malice, ill will, or spite โ i.e., a "twisted" or "scheming" mindset. When you say someone is ์ฌ์ ์ ๋ถ๋ฆฌ๋ค, you're saying they're acting out of spite or jealousy โ showing negative, petty emotions through actions.
Example:
์์ด๊ฐ ๋์์ ์งํฌํด์ ์ฌ์ ์ ๋ถ๋ ธ๋ค. โ โThe child acted out of jealousy toward their younger sibling.โ
2. ์ฌ๊ธฐ๊ฐ ๋ถํธํ๋ค (์ฌ๊ธฐ: ๅฟๆฐฃ)
Hanja:
ๅฟ (์ฌ): heart, mind
ๆฐฃ (๊ธฐ): energy, mood, spirit
Explanation:
ๅฟๆฐฃ (์ฌ๊ธฐ) refers to oneโs mental state or mood โ literally "heart-energy" or "emotional atmosphere."
So ์ฌ๊ธฐ๊ฐ ๋ถํธํ๋ค literally means โthe heart/spirit energy is uncomfortableโ, figuratively describing someone who is irritated, annoyed, or upset โ though itโs often used politely or euphemistically.
Example:
์์ฌ์ ์ฌ๊ธฐ๊ฐ ๋ถํธํด ๋ณด์ฌ์ ๋ถ์๊ธฐ๊ฐ ์ ์ข์๋ค. โ โThe boss seemed irritated, and the mood was tense.โ
3. ์ฑ๊น ์๋ค / ์น๊น ์๋ค (์ฑ๊น: from ๆง)
Hanja:
ๆง (์ฑ): nature, character, temperament
Explanation:
์ฑ๊น is a colloquial or dialectal word derived from ์ฑ์ง (ๆง่ณช), where:
ๆง (์ฑ) = character or temperament
่ณช (์ง) = quality or nature
์ฑ์ง = temperament/nature โ ์ฑ๊น is a more casual, punchy form, often used to describe a fiery, assertive, or strong-willed personality.
The variant ์น๊น is a pronunciation difference in some regional dialects.
Example:
๊ทธ ์ฌ๋์ ์ฑ๊น์ด ์์ด์ ๋ง์ธ์ํ๋ฉด ์ ๋ ์ ์ ธ. โ โThat person has a fiery temper โ they never lose an argument.โ













