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    »ç¶÷Àº ¸Ô°í »ì±â ¸¶·ÃÀÌ´Ù.


     






    »ýÈ°ÀÌ °ï¶õÇÏ¿© °ð ±¾¾î Á×À» °Í °°À¸³ª, ±×·¡µµ ¾î¶»°Ô Çؼ­µçÁö ¸Ô°í »ì¾Æ ³ª°£´Ù ÇÏ¿© À̸£´Â ¸».
     

     
     


    »ç¶ûÀº ³»¸® »ç¶û.
    love down love
    Love down is love.


     




    Korean society is more overtly stratified than western cultures.  The vertical structures we tend to over look are building blocks of oriental culture.  That said this saying stands true in both cultures.  We love Christ because he first loved us.  Parents can love their children more deeply than the children can love their parents.  Teachers can show a greater love and concern for their pupils than most pupils can show for thier mentors.  Love down should be deeper for the greater the responsiblity for another the greater the opportunity to love.  Service begets love.
     
     



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    buy because suffer do
    Buy and so suffer.


     




    We unwisely make much of our own suffring.  A similar western proverb is "You made your bed and now you must lie in it."  The western version implies consequenses for a specific act.  The Korean version has this meaning and can also convey the idea as a general principle.
     
     


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    »çÃÌÀÌ ¹çÀ» »ç´Ï ³» ¹è°¡ ¾ÆÇÁ´Ù.
    cousin field buy because my stomach hurt
    I have a stomach ache when my cousin buys a field.

    This proverb reffers to the desire to keep up with the Joneses.
     
     

    »ê ³Ñ¾î »êÀÌ´Ù.
    mountain over mountian is
    On the other side of the mountain there is another mountain.

    Suffering continues and grows more difficult as time passes.
     
     
     
     

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    »ì±â°¡ ¾î·Æ´Ù°í ½±»ç¸® Á×±â¾ß ÇÏ°Ú´À³Ä´Â ¸».
     

     
     









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    ÀÚ±âÀÇ ÈûÀ» ¹ßÈÖÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Â ±ÃÁö¿¡ ºüÁø °æ¿ì¸¦ ¸»ÇÔ.
     

     
     











    »ì¾óÀ½À» ¹à´Â °Í°°´Ù.


     











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    »ï ³â °¡´Â Èä ¾ø°í,¼® ´Þ °¡´Â ĪÂù ¾ø´Ù
    three years go scar not exist three months go praise not exist
    A scar does not last three years and praise will not last three months.


     




    Time heals all wounds. The words and actions of others do not (or need not) have a lasting effect.  We may choose for ourselves.  Any power another person has over us is only that which we choose to allow.
     
     



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    ¾î¶² °ÍÀÌ Â÷ÁöÇÏ´Â ºÐ·®ÀÌ ¸Å¿ì ÀûÀ½.
     

     
     

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    ¾äÀüÇÏ°í ¸»µµ Àß ¾È ÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷ÀÌ Çѹø À߸ø ±æÀ» µé¸é º¸Åë »ç¶÷µéº¸´Ù ´õ¿í ³ª»Û ±æ·Î ºüÁö°Ô µÈ´Ü´Â ¶æ.
     

     
     




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    ¼­´ç °³ »ï ³âÀ̸é dz¿ùÀ» ÇÑ´Ù.
    village school dog three years in compose poetry does
    A village school dog will be able to compose poetry after three years.


     






    You can do anything you put your mind to.  Given time anyone can learn anything.  There is no mind which is not capable of enlargement.  This proverb can be used as encouragement, reproof, or a way to play down compliments to one's self.  See below for a modern version.
     
     


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    Àß ¾ËÁöµµ ¸øÇϸ鼭 Àß ¾Æ´Â üÇÏ´Ù°¡ ÀÏÀ» ±×¸£Ä¥ ¶§ ¾²´Â ¸».
     

     
     











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    ¼Ò ÀÒ°í ¿Ü¾ç°£À»  °íÄ£´Ù
    cow lose and barn fix
    Lose a cow and fix the barn.

    Close the barn door after the horse gets out.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    ¼è°¡ ¼è¸¦ ¸Ô°í »ìÀÌ »ìÀ» ¸Ô´Â´Ù.
    cows cow eat and rice rice eat
    Cows eat cows and rice eats rice.

    Used to describe friends and families that quarell and bicker amongst themselves.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    ¼è»Ôµµ ´Ü±è¿¡ »©¶ó.
    cow horn also ?attatched? because pull out
    ?Pull out the cow's horns because they're attatched.??


     












    ¹«½¼ ÀÏÀ» ÇÏ·Á°í ÇßÀ¸¸é ÁÖÀú ¾øÀÌ °ð ÇൿÀ¸·Î ¿Å±â¶ó´Â ¶æ.


    ½¡ºÒµµ ÇÑ µ¢ÀÌ´Â ½¬ ²¨Áø´Ù.


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    ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ Å« Çã¹°À» »ý°¢Áö ¾Ê°í, ³²ÀÇ ÀÛÀº Çã¹°À» È亻´Ù´Â ¸».
     

     
     

















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    ³»¹Î ¼ÕÀ» ¹«½Ã ´çÇÒ ¶§ ¾²´Â ¸»·Î ¸¹Àº ¹«¾ÈÀ» ´çÇß´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     

     
     




    ½ÃÀÛÀÌ ¹Ý ÀÌ´Ù.
    begin half is
    Beginning is half.
    Starting is half the battle.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    ½Ä´ç °³µµ »ï³â¿¡ ¶ó¸éÀ» ²úÀδÙ.
    restraunt dog even three years in ramen boils
    Even a resturant dog can boil ramen after three years.

    This is a modern version of: ¼­´ç °³ »ï ³âÀ̸é dz¿ùÀ» ÇÑ´Ù.
    See above for explanation.
     

    ½ÅÀÛ·Î ³õÀ¸´Ï±î ¹®µÕÀÌ ¸ÕÀú Áö³ª°£´Ù.


     




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    »ç¶÷Àº ÈçÈ÷ °¡±ø´© ÀÏ¿¡ °ü½ÉÀ» µÎÁö ¾Ê¾Æ ¸ð¸£°í Áö³»´Â ¼ö°¡ ¸¹´Ù´Â ¸».
     

     
     






     ½Ê ³âÀÌ¸é °­»êµµ º¯ÇÑ´Ù.
    ten years if river moutain also change
    Even the landscape changes in ten years.

    Over time, change is unavoidable.  This applies to everything: people, culture, the earth, and relationships.
     



     

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