무겁다
mu-geop-da
A heavy box, heavy legs, a heavy room: one Korean word
The picture The downward pull is strong, so lifting it drags the arm straight and tips the body. mugeopda is pulled down and sagging; gabyeopda is barely pulled and lifts easily.
Where the picture shows up in 무겁다
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Lifting drags the arm down
이 상자가 너무 무거워요.
i sang-ja-ga neo-mu mu-geo-wo-yo
This box is really hard to lift.
The handle comes up, the arm pulls straight, and one shoulder tips down with it
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The foot won't leave the floor
오늘은 몸이 좀 무거워요.
o-neu-reun mo-mi jom mu-geo-wo-yo
My body feels sluggish today.
A leg swings out of the blanket but the foot sticks to the floor as if glued
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The air settles to the floor
어제 회의 분위기가 무거웠어요.
eo-je hoe-ui bu-nwi-gi-ga mu-geo-wo-sseo-yo
Yesterday's meeting had a heavy mood.
Nobody opens their mouth and the air in the room sinks toward the floor
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Words are held down in the mouth
저분은 입이 무거우세요.
jeo-bu-neun i-bi mu-geo-u-se-yo
She doesn't pass on what she hears.
What was heard stays in the mouth, the lips pressed shut so nothing leaks out
A heavy mouth is the set phrase for keeping a secret.
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The load bends the back
책임이 무거운 자리예요.
chae-gi-mi mu-geo-un ja-ri-ye-yo
It's a post with heavy responsibility.
A load on the shoulders bends the back and shortens every step
All of it in one picture
mugeopda is one downward pull. The handle comes up and the arm drags straight, so the box is heavy; the foot outside the blanket won't leave the floor, so the body is heavy; nobody speaks and the air settles to the floor, so the meeting was heavy. Words held down inside the mouth make a heavy mouth, and a load on the shoulders that bends the back is a heavy responsibility.