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What is Hwa byung?
noun, uncountable
also fire illness listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Korea Edition (DSM-K)
a typical mental illness that is found in people of Korean descent, that can make someone suddenly unable to suppress his/her emotions of anger, sadness, hurt, guilt or shame, etc for a short time, it is sometimes accompanied by incontinence (urine and/or feces).
Kim Jong-Il had Hwa byung while he was chatting with George W. Bush on the MSN one night, and smashed his fist down on the keyboard, threw the mouse at the monitor and then lost consciousness. He wears a disposable Pampers when he chats on the Internet.