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.