Kroot · Street Talk 🇰🇷
jjan-nae · literally “salty smell”
A whiff of something a bit pitiful but endearing
그 얘기 좀 짠내 난다.
That story is kind of heartbreakingly sad.
Where it comes from
짜다 (salty, like tears) + 내 (smell).
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