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피해 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate 피해 (pihae) with “harm” or “damage” by picturing a scene where someone is injured or something is broken. The sound “pi” may remind you of “pain” and “hae” can be linked with “harm,” reinforcing the overall meaning.
• Remember that 피해 often appears in compound words like 피해자 (pihaeja, “victim”), which reinforces its relation to suffering or damage.

Explanations:
• 피해 (pihae) is a noun meaning damage, harm, or loss. It refers both to physical and non-physical detriments resulting from an event.
• It is used in contexts such as natural disasters, accidents, and even financial or reputational loss.

Other Words with Similar Meaning:
• 손해 (sonhae) – typically implies a loss or disadvantage in material or financial contexts.
• 상해 (sanghae) – often refers to physical injury or bodily harm.

Alternate Meanings / Slang:
• In colloquial contexts online, 피해 might be associated with phrases like 피해의식 (pihaeuisik, “victim mentality”), describing a state of feeling constantly harmed or victimized.
• Sometimes 피해 is used in an informal sense to express “avoiding trouble” as in “피해 다 말고 그냥 넘어가자” (meaning “let's avoid any hassle and just move on”).

Example Sentences:
• The storm caused a lot of damage.
  폭풍이 많은 피해를 입혔다.
  (Pokpungi manheun pihaereul iphyeotda.)

• Many people suffered 피해 after the earthquake.
  많은 사람들이 지진 후에 피해를 입었다.
  (Manheun saramdeuri jijin hue pihaereul ieotda.)

• He was known as a 피해자 of the scam.
  그는 사기 사건의 피해자로 알려졌다.
  (Geuneun sagi sageonui pihaeja-ro allyeojyeotda.)

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