Proverbs
Even a king can't relieve one's poverty
Not even a king can help the poor improve their condition.
Being poor is being guilty
Poverty drives people to commit crimes or makes them suffer misfortunes.
One's visiting day is a market day
Just when one is about to do a certain thing, something unexpected occurs.
One should first talk nicely, if one wants to be responded to in the same manner; What comes around, goes around
One must speak or act nicely to others, if one wants the same from them.
One sholud first give love to others, if one wants to be loved by them
One must love or care others, if one wants the same from them.
A light drizzle will go unnoticed as it wets one's clothes; A small leak will sink a great ship
A small thing can become big, if it accumulates.
like fallen leaves catching on fire
For one to be quick tempered and quick to snap at trivial things.
Fallen leaves rebuke the pine leaves for making a rustling sound
One blames others without recognizing one's own fault.
Crawfish are always on the crabs' side; Like draws to like
People tend to side with others in a similar situation.
Trees with a lot of branches are more likely to be shaken by wind; A mother with a large brood never has a peaceful day
Parents with a lot of children tend to be worry-ridden.
One sticks to the liver and then the gall bladder
To side with one party and then another party for the sake of one's own interest.
Higher hills are ahead after climbing over hills; from smoke into smother
For a situation to become more serious or difficult, as time goes by.
Squandering will sink even the river water
One must not squander anything however abundant it appears to be.
A scarlet skirt is better than other colored ones with the same price tag; better a castle of bones than of stones
To choose a better quality and better looking product if the price and conditions are the same.
like a dog watches a cat
The manner in which two people are very much at odds and always on alert for any chance to hurt each other.
For a dog, all that he sees is dung
An expression to make fun of someone who only sees what he/she likes or is interested in.
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To eat something quickly without without savoring its true flavor.
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To do something very carelessly without considering whether they are on the right track.
like a dog eats muscadine(yakgwa, Korean honey cookies)
To pretend to know something one doesn't know.