Korean Idioms
Terms
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가는 ë§ì´ ê³ ì™€ì•¼
오는 ë§ì´ 곱다 - If you're nice to others, they'll be nice to those they meet, as well.
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ë‚® ë§ì€ 새가 ë“£ê³
ë°¤ ë§ì€ ì¥ê°€ 듣는다 - What you say in the morning the birds will hear, what you say at night the mice will hear; i.e. secrets don't stay secrets
- 등잔 ë°‘ì´ ì–´ë‘¡ë‹¤
- It's dark right below the lamp post; i.e. What you're looking for is right under your nose
- ë§ í•œ 마디로 천냥 ë¹šì„ ê°šëŠ”ë‹¤
- If you speak well, even difficult tasks become simple.
- ë°±ì§€ìž¥ë„ ë§žë“¤ë©´ 낫다
- = Two heads are better than one.
- 서쪽ì—ì„œ í•´ê°€ ëœ¨ê² ë‹¤
- The sun rises in the West; i.e. the impossible is occurring
- 지ë ì´ë„ 밟으면 꿈틀한다
- Even earthworms will get upset if provoked too much; i.e. even the most mild-mannered person has feelings.
- 콩으로 메주를 쑨 ëŒ€ë„ ê³§ì´ ë“£ì§€ 않는다
- If people can't trust you in ordinary times, they won't trust you in an emergency. (i.e. the boy who cried wolf)
- 핑계 없는 ë¬´ë¤ ì—†ë‹¤
- Used when people don't take responsibility for their actions
- í•˜ëŠ˜ì˜ ë³„ 따기
- To pluck a star from the heavens; i.e. to do something very difficult/impossible
- ê¿€ ë¨¹ì€ ë¹™ì–´ë¦¬
- "a deaf-mute who ate honey"; an expression to ridicule someone who can't open his heart to another
- ë‚« ë†“ê³ 'ㄱ'ìžë„ 모른다
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Sickles don't know 'ㄱ'
(even though they're shaped like one)