Proverbs
Sometimes you have money and then you lose it; other times you do not have money and then you get some
An expression used to advise some not to care too much about accumulating wealth since it is supposed to come and go.
You have to knock on a bridge before crossing it even if it is made of stone
An expression used to advise that one should double check and take caution even if one knows something well or it looks certain.
If you cannot give alms, at least do not break the small gourd
You may not want to disturb others when you can not help them.
flashing in the east, flashing in the west ; dart in and out of places
An expression to describe the manner in which someone or something darts in and out of places at an incredibly high speed.
a necklace for the neck of a pig
An expression to describe something that does not suit one as one does not appreciate its value or it is out of one's character.
give one doe, a Korean unit of measure equivalent to 1.8 liters, of something and get ten times of it back
To give others a small quantity of something and get a much larger quantity of it or something else.
a healthy and large tree can be recognized even as a seed leaf; Sandalwood is fragrant even in seed leaf; As the twig is bent, so grows the tree
A promising person stands out as a young child.
Two palms have to slap against each other to make sound
Whatever it is, both parties involved should be of one mind to make it happen.
Two palms have to slap against each other to make sound
Both parties involved are to blame in every fight or conflict.
leave something and make soup out of it later
(teasing) To save and hold something that should be used.
whether hurling something to the ground or flinging it down to the ground
An expression used to describe a situation where one gains the same results in which way one does something.
Neither one will know if one of the two dies while eating
For food to be very delicious.
shell the pumpkin seed in the back
To pretend to be gentle and nice but do something bad when nobody is looking.
A person[man] who says 'You wait and see' does not become a threat
There is no use of saying one will do something later.
the fate of a dwi-ungbak, a calabash
An expression which means a fate trapped in a calabash whose mouth is narrow and describes a miserable life one is quagmired in once it is ruined.
The dwigan/dwitgan, an outhouse, and the house of one's-in-laws should be distant; Good fences make good neighbors
Just like an outhouse should be as far away as possible because of the smell, so too should the house of one's in-laws be far away since rumors spread.
have a certain state of mind when going into the dwigan/dwitgan, an outhouse, but have a different state of mind when coming out of it
For one to beg someone desperately for help when his/her help is urgently needed, but to ignore him/her after things have finished and their troubles have ended.
shell the pumpkin seed through the back hole
For one to be seemingly prudent and upright in one's behavior and attitude, but to behave differently when others are not around.
People tend to be unaware of affection that is coming in, but be aware of affection that is going out
People barely realize that they have become attached to someone when they are getting close to him/her, but definitely know when they lose affection.
People tend to be unaware when becoming attached to others, but are aware when becoming detached from them
People can barely realize that they have become attached to someone when they are getting close to him/her, but clearly learn how deep their affection to him/her was when they part.
People tend to be unaware when things come in, but are aware when things go out
People can hardly realize when they gain a personal relationship or fortune, but clearly realize it when they lose him/her or it.
Even pleasant words if heard all the time will be tiring
However excellent something is, people tend to be sick and tired of it if they deal with it repeatedly.