Korean Proverbs--¤¸

    ÀÚ´Ù°¡ ³²ÀÇ ´Ù¸® ±Ü´Â´Ù.
    sleep and then other's leg scratch
    Scratch someone else's leg while you sleep.

    He's out of his mind.  He's not in his right mind.  Used when someone does or says something strange and out of character.
     
     

    ÀÚ¶ó º¸°í ³î¶õ °¡½¿, ¼Ü¶Ñ²± º¸°íµµ ³î¶õ´Ù.


     





      ¾î¶² °Í¿¡ Çѹø ¸÷½Ã ³î¶õ »ç¶÷Àº ºñ½ÁÇÑ °Í¸¸ ºÁµµ °ÌÀ» ³½´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     

    Àڽĵµ Ç°¾È¿¡ µé ¶§ ³» ÀÚ½ÄÀÌÁö.
    child even breast in enter when my child is
    When a child is clutched to my breast he is my child.


     




    This is an inversion of "Raise up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it" When a child is young he listens to his parents but when he is old he does as he pleases.
     
     

      ÀÚ½ÄÀÌ ¾î¸±¶§´Â ºÎ¸ð ¸»À» Àß µèÁö¸¸, Å©¸é Áö ¸¾´ë·Î ÇÏ°í ¸»À» ¾È µè´Â´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     



    ÀÛÀº µµ³¢µµ ¿¬´Þ¾Æ Ä¡¸é Å« ³ª¹«¸¦ ´¯Èù´Ù.







      ÀÛÀº ÈûÀ¸·Îµµ ¿­½ÉÈ÷ ÀÏÇϸé Å« ÀÏÀ» ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     



    ÀÛÀº °íÃß°¡ ¸Ê´Ù.
    small pepper is hot
    The small pepper is hot.

    Dinamite comes in small packages.  Used when smaller people out perform larger ones.
     
     

    ÀÛ ½É »ï ÀÏ
    make heart three day
    Determination lasts three days.

    People have no sticktoitiveness.
     
     

    Àܵð¹ç¿¡¼­ ¹Ù´Ã ã±â.
    grass feild in needle search
    Look for a needle in the lawn.

    Looking for a needle in a haystack.
     
     

    ÀÜ»À°¡ ±½¾îÁø´Ù.


     








      ¾î·Á¼­ºÎÅÍ ÇÑ °¡Áö ÀÏÀ» Çϸ鼭 ÀÚ¶ú´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     



    Àß ÀÚ¶ö ³ª¹«´Â ¶±ÀÙºÎÅÍ ¾Ë¾Æº»´Ù.


     








      Àß µÉ »ç¶÷Àº ¾î·Á¼­ºÎÅÍ ³²´Þ¸® Àå·¡¼ºÀÌ ÀÖ¾î º¸Àδٴ ¸».
     
     


    ÀáÀ» ÀÚ¾ß ²ÞÀ» ²ÙÁö.


     








     ¾î¶² °á°ú¸¦ ¾òÀ¸·Á¸é , °á°ú¸¦ ¾òÀ» ¼öÀÖ´Â ¹ÙÅÁÀ» ¸¶·ÃÇØ¾ß ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     


    À屸¸¦ ÃÄ¾ß Ãã ÃßÁö
    jangu (hour glass shaped drum) hit if dance
    You dance when the jangu is played.

    Help is needed. See È¥ÀÚ¼­ ºÏ Ä¡°í À屸 Ä£´Ù
    for more information about the jangu.
     

    ÀåºÎ°¡ Ä®À» »©¾ù´Ù°¡ µµ·Î ²È³ª.


     








      ±»°Ô °á½ÉÇÑ ÀÏ¿¡ ¹æÇØ°¡ Á» ÀÖ´Ù°í Çؼ­ ±×¸¸ µÑ¼ö´Â ¾ø´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     


    Àå´ë·Î º° µû±â.


     








      µÇÁöµµ ¾ÊÀ» ÁþÀ» ¹Ì·ÃÇÏ°Ô ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     


    ÀçÁÖ´Â °õÀÌ ³Ñ°í µ·Àº µÇ³ðÀÌ ¹ø´Ù.


     








      ¼­Ä¿½º¸¦ ÇÏ¸é °õÀÌ ÀçÁÖ¸¦ Çϴµ¥ µ·Àº Áß±¹»ç¶÷ÀÌ °¡Áø´Ù´Â ¶æ¿¡¼­ ¾û¶×ÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÀÌÀÍÀ» º»´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     


    Àú½Â °ÅÁöº¸´Ù´Â À̽ °ÅÁö°¡ ³´´Ù.


     








      ¾Æ¹«¸® ¹ÌõÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÏÁö¶óµµ Á×±â´Â ½È¾îÇÑ´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     

    Àý¿¡ °¡¼­ ºøÀå»ç ÇÑ´Ù.
    budist temple go and ?lock gate? do
    Go to the temple and lock the gate.

    To unthinkingly do something from habit that does not fit present circumstances.


     




      ÇüÆíÀÌ ¾î¶»°Ô µ¹¾Æ°¡´ÂÁöµµ ¸ð¸£°í ¹«½¼ ÀÏÀ» ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     


    Àý¿¡ °£ »ö½Ã.
    temple went young lady
    The young lady that went to the temlple.

    This saying alludes to actions forced on one by others to which you have no recourse but submission.
     
     

    Àþ¾î¼­ °í»ýÀº »ç¼­µµ ÇÑ´Ù.
    young since suffering history also do
    Because of youth he even reaserches suffering


     




    When young people first encounter difficulties and suffering, if they dilligently strive to overcome, it will a great effect for good in their lives.

      Àþ¾îÀ» ¶§ °í»ýÀÌ Á» µÇ´õ¶óµµ ºÎÁö·±È÷ ³ë·ÂÇÏ¸é µÞ³¯ Å« º¸¶÷À» ¾òÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     


    Á¤µéÀÚ À̺° ÀÌ ¶ó.
    affection develop as soon as seperate is.
    As soon as friendship runs deep we must separate.


     




    This sentence acknowledges freindships that although circumstances make brief are very deep.  ie. It is a touching phrase that a foriegner may use to his Korean friends as he prepares to leave for home.
     
     


    Á¤Á÷ÇÑ »ç¶÷ÀÇ ÀÚ½ÄÀº ±¾¾î Á×Áö ¾Ê´Â´Ù.
    honest person's children fast and die not
    An honest person's children will not starve.

    Real blessings come from being honest--even or especially when it is not easy.
     
     
     
     

    Á¦ ³í¿¡ ¹° ´ë±â.


     







      Àڱ⿡°Ô¸¸ À¯¸®Çϵµ·Ï ÀÏÀ» ÇÑ´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     






    Á¦ ÄÚ°¡ ¼® ÀÚ³ª ºüÁ³´Ù.


     








      ³²À» µµ¿ÍÁÖ±â´Â Ä¿³ç,Àڱ⵵ ¸÷½Ã ¾î·Á¿î óÁö¿¡ ³î¿© ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     


    Á¶·É ¸ð°³
    morning command evening revise
    Issue an order in the morning and revise it in the evening.

    Change number 101.
     

    Á·Á¦ºñµµ ³¸Â¦ÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù.


     







      ¿°Ä¡¾ø´Â »·»·ÇÑ »ç¶÷À» ³ª¹«¶ó´Â ¸».
     
     





    ÁÖ¸ÔÀº °¡±õ°í ¹ýÀº ¸Ö´Ù.
    subject close and law far
    The problem is here and now and the law is not.


     


    Take the matter into [your/his..] own hands.  The implication here is that sometimes angry people settle immediatley through strength what should be settled by the rule of law and reason.

     
     


    Á× ¸¶ °í ¿ì
    bamboo horse old friend
    A hobby horse friend.

    This saying refers to a friendship that goes back to youth.  It is used to reffer to old friends.

    Á× ¾¥¾î °³ ÁÁÀº ÀÏÇÏ¿´´Ù.


     






      Èû µé¿©¼­ ÇÑ ÀÏ¿¡ ³²¿¡°Ô¸¸ ÀÌ·Ó°Ô µÇ¾úÀ» ¶§ ¾²´Â ¸».
     
     


    Á׾ ÇÑÀÌ ¾ø´Ù.


     






      ¼¼»ó¿¡ ´õ ÀÌ»ó ¹Ù¶ö°Ô ¾øÀ» ¸¸Å­ Å« °ÍÀ» ÀÌ·ç¾ú´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     


    Á×¾î ¼® ÀÜ ¼úÀÌ »ì¾Æ ÇÑ ÀÜ ¼ú¸¸ ¸øÇÏ´Ù.


     








      Á×Àº µÚ¿¡ ¾Æ¹«¸® Á¤¼ºÀ» ´Ù Çصµ »ì¾Æ ÀÖÀ» ¶§ Á¶±Ý »ý°¢ÇÑ °Í¸¸ ¸øÇÏ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
     
     



    Á×Àº »ç¶÷ ¼Ò¿øµµ µé¾îÁØ´Ù.


     








      Á×Àº »ç¶÷ÀÇ ¼Ò¿øµµ Ç®¾îÁִµ¥ »ê »ç¶÷ÀÇ ¼Ò¿øÀÌ¾ß ¸ø Ç®¾î ÁְڳĴ ¶æÀÇ ¸».
     
     


    Á߸Ŵ Àß ÇÏ¸é ¼úÀÌ ¼® ÀÜÀÌ°í ,¸øÇÏ¸é »´ÀÌ ¼¼ ´ë¶ó.
    matchmaker well do if wine three glass is and can't do if cheek three times is


     




    The matchmaker gets three glasses of wine for a good match and three slaps in the face for a bad one.

    Darned if you do and darned if you don't.  The proverb also reminds us to be careful meddling in others affairs.  The consquenses of failure are generally greater than any potential rewards.
     
     



    ÁßÀÌ Á¦ ¸Ó¸® ¸ø ±ð´Â´Ù
    monk own hair can't cut
    A monk can't shave his own head.


     






    This proverb has a dual meaning. In one sense it means that no one is totally independent.  Secondly it implies that any honor one recieves must be given, not claimed.  Korean culture teaches humility above self promotion.  This is quite a contrast with American pracitces.
     
     





    Á㱸¸Û¿¡µµ ºµ µé³¯ÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù.
    rat hole in too shushine go in day exists
    Even in a rat hole there are days when the sun shines.


     




    Every cloud has a silver lining.  No matter how dreary the prospects there will be a time in the future when things are better.
     
     

      įįÇÑ Á㱸¸Ûµµ ¾ðÁ¨°¡´Â ÇÞºûÀÌ µç´Ù´Â ¸»·Î °í»ýÀ» ½ÉÇÏ°Ô Çصµ ¾ðÁ¨°¡´Â ÁÁÀº ¶§°¡ ¿Â´Ù´Â ¸».
     
     



    Áãµµ »õµµ ¸ð¸¥´Ù.
    rats even birds even don't know
    Even the rats and the birds don't know.

    Nobody knows this.  A well kept secret or unknown deed.
     

    Áö··À̵µ ¹âÀ¸¸é ²ÞƲ°Å¸°´Ù.
    earthworm even step on if  wriggle
    Even an earthworm will wriggle if you step on it.

    Even a weak and timid person will fight back when pushed over the edge.
     

      Áö¿Á¿¡µµ ºÎó°¡ ÀÖ´Ù.
    hell in even Buddah exists
    Buddah is there even in hell.

    No matter how difficult the way heavenly help is there.
     

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