I have power and authority to do whatever I wish.
³ª¹«´Â Å«
´öÀ» ¸ø ºÁµµ
»ç¶÷Àº Å« »ç¶÷ÀÇ
´öÀ» º»´Ù.
tree big virtue can't see though people big people's
virtue see
Even though a tree can't recoginze its indebtedness,
we can see the virtue of great people.
This statment is used to recognize those to whom
you are indebted for your successes.
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°Ç ¸ÕÀú º£ÀδÙ.
tree even useful thing first cut is
For a tree to be useful it must first be cut
down.
Great men die young. The works of great
men often reach full maturity only after their death.
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³«¼ý¹°ÀÌ ´ñµ¹ ¶Õ´Â´Ù.
³²ÀÇ Áý Á¦»ç¿¡ ÀýÇϱâ.
³²»ê°ñ »÷´Ô
³²ÀÇ ´«¿¡ ´«¹° ³»¸é Á¦ ´©¿¡´Â ÇÇ´«¹° ³´Ù.
³²ÀÇ ÀÏÀ̶ó¸é ¹ß¹þ°í ³ª¼±´Ù.
³²ÀÌ Àå¿¡ °¡¸é °Å¸§ Áö°í µû¶ó°£´Ù.
³²ÀÇ Èä ÇÑ °¡Áö¸é Á¦ ÈäÀº ¿ °¡Áö.
³´ ³õ°í ±â¿ªÀÚµµ
¸ð¸¥´Ù
sickle put down and letter A even doesn't know
or
³´ ³î°í ±â¿ªÀÚµµ
¸ð¸¥´Ù.
sickle play and letter A even doesn't know
Other than using a sickle he doesn't know the
letter A from B.
He's not to bright; a neandrathol; a few bricks
shy of a load; ignorant and illiterate.
³· µµ±úºñ
°°´Ù.
day gobblin like
Like a daytime gobblin.
He's no better than a dog. A daytime gobblin
is a person with no honor or good reputation.
³·¿¡ ³ª¼ ¹ã¿¡ Ädzª?
³¸°¡Á×µµ µÎ²®´Ù.
³» ÄÚ°¡ ¼®ÀÚ´Ù.
³ë´Â ¼Õ¿¡ ÀÌ Àâ´Â´Ù.
³ë·ç Á¦ ¹æ±Í¿¡ ³î¶óµí.
³ó»ç²ÛÀº Á׾ Á¾ÀÚ´Â º£°í Á״´Ù.
³ó´ã ³¡¿¡
»ìÀÎ ³´Ù.
joke end at murder comes
Murder follows joking.
This one is self explanatory. It can be
used to seriously or in jest.
³õ¾Æ ¸ÔÀÎ ¸Á¾ÆÁö °°´Ù.
³îºÎ ½É»ç´Ù.
´©¿ö¼ ¶±
¸Ô±â
lie and rice cake eat
Lie down and eat rice cake.
As easy as falling off a log.
´©¿ö¼ ¶± ¸ÔÀ¸¸é ´«¿¡ °í¹° µé¾î°£´Ù.
´©¿ö
¼ ħ ¹ñ´Ù
lie on back and spit
Lie on your back and spit.
Spitting into the wind. Self defeating behavior.
See Çϴÿ¡
µ¹ ´øÁö´Â °Ý.
´©ÀÌ ¹Ï°í
Àå°¡ ¾È °£´Ù.
older sister believe and mary not go
Beleive your older sister and not get married.
Speaking your own foolish thoughts that never really entered into the head of others.
´« °¨°í ¾Æ¿õ
ÇÑ´Ù
eye close and meow do
Close your eyes and meow.
a variation is
´« °¡¸®°í
¾Æ¿õ ÇÑ´Ù.
Sheild your eyes and meow.
I believe Garfield was created from the undertones
found in this proverb. Cats just can't be trusted. If you close
your eyes and meow, you act innocent even though your guilt may be readily
apparrent. In our house we call it 'not me' because Not Me is responsible
for everything.
´« °¨À¸¸é
ÄÚ º£¾î °¥ ¼¼»óÀÌ´Ù.
eyes close if nose cut and go world is
The world is such that if you close your eyes
someone will cut your nose off.
It's a dog eat dog world.
´«¿¡ °¡½Ã´Ù.
eyes at rinse
Wash [you/him...] from my eyes.
This saying is an expression of contempt and dislike.
It approximates "I hate you."
´«¿¡ ³Ö¾îµµ
¾ÆÇÁÁö ¾Ê´Ù.
eyes in put even hurt not
It wouldn't even hurt to put me in your eyes.
This is at once a compliment of great beauty and
a profession of love.
´«ÀÌ ´«½çÀ» ¸ø º»´Ù.
´«Ä¡°¡ ºü¸£¸é Àý¿¡ °¡¼µµ »õ¿ìÁ£ ¾ò¾î ¸Ô´Â´Ù.
´©¿ï ÀÚ¸± º¸°í ¹ßÀ» »¸´Â´Ù.
´« ¹Û¿¡ ³µ´Ù.
eyes outside of came out
He acted differently when unobserved.
This proverb reffers to a loss of trust.
The person has shown his true color by acting in an unacceptable manner.
´«ÀÌ ºüÁöµµ·Ï
±â´Ù¸®´Ù.
snow fall for wait
To wait for snowfall.
Waiting faithfully and with earnest anticipation.
´ÄÀºÀ̵µ
¼¼ »ì ¸ÔÀº ¾î¸°
¾ÆÀÌ ¸»À» ±Í´ã¾Æ
µé¾î¶ó.
elderly also three year pass young child word
listen carefully
Even the elderly should listen carefully to the
words of a three year old.
...and a little child shall lead them. Younger
people may posess wisdom beyond their years. In Korean society deference
is due to those who may be only months older than you. The greater
the age difference, the greater the deference that should be shown.
These contrarian (contrarian to traditional Korean
society) words remind us that younger people may have wisdom to impart
as well.
´ÄÀºÀÌ ¸»
µé¾î ¼ÕÇØ °¡´Â
ÀÏ ¾ø´Ù.
old person word listen injury/damage go work
not exist
If you listen to the advice of the elderly you
will not suffer set backs.
In Korea the elderly are respected, obeyed and
cared for. The counsel of this maxim is widely followed. Trust
the experience of those who have gone before you. As my grandfather
says: "There's no sense in both of us making the same mistakes."æ.
´ÄÀºÀÌ Ä¡°í
Àþ¾î¼ È£¶ûÀÌ
¾È ÀâÀº »ç¶÷
¾ø´Ù.
old man hit and young since tiger not caught
person not exist
There's not a single old man that didn't catch
a tiger when he was young.
Many of people who aren't even "old" yet are fond
of exagerating the accomplishments and hardships of their younger days.
A similar appalachian saying goes like this. When I was your age,
had to walk two miles to school and back--uphill both ways--and
I never complained.
´Ê°Ô ¹è¿î
µµµÏÀÌ ³¯ »õ´Â
ÁÙ ¸ð¸¥´Ù.
late learned thief day break know not
The theif that learned his craft later in life
does not recognize the dawn.
When someone takes on a new interest later than
most, often goes at it "whole hog". The new activity or hobby may
at times seem all consuming.
´ÊÀáÀº °¡³
ÀáÀÌ´Ù.
late sleep is poverty sleep
Sleeping late is poverty.
This proverb teaches the same principle as 'Early
to bed, early to rise, makes a man heathy and wealthy and wise.'
or 'The early bird gets the worm.' but in common Korean proverb form it
emphasizes the negative consequenses of disobedience rather than the rewards
of obedience.