Proverbs
The ground will become harder after rain
To become stronger after going through tough times.
An empty wagon is louder; Empty vessles make the greatest sound; The worst wheel of the cart always creaks most
For a person without special skills or wealth to chatter more noisily.
burn a three-room thatched house to catch a bedbug; Don't cut off your nose to spite your face
An expression used to describe a situation where one tries to get rid of something that one does not like without considering the possible reverse effect on oneself.
a wild apricot with a good color
Something that is good on the outside, but is not on the inside.
It is not that money comes before a man, but that a man comes before money
A person is more valuable than money, and not vice versa.
The mind of a man is a thousand fathoms
It is very difficult to know what a person has in mind.
No human is above a human, and no human is below a human
People are entitled to equal rights from birth.
kill a man and hold a funeral for him/her
To try to give someone help after having done harm to him/her by one's mistake.
The destiny of a man is a matter of time
An expression meaning no one knows what a person's future holds as his/her life can suddenly change anytime.
Every man lives on the flavor of his/her own pride
People tend to think they are the best no matter what others think.
One should experience a man to know him/her better, and one should cross the water to know it better
You have to get along with someone for a long time to completely know what he/she is because appearance can sometimes be deceptive.
People leave a name when they die, and tigers leave leather when they die; He who leaves the fame of good works after him does not die
The most important thing in a person's life is to do something worthy during his/her lifetime to help the later generations to gain honor.
One should experience a man to know him/her better
You have to get along with someone for a long time to completely know what he/she is because appearance can sometimes be deceptive.
Good people are those who are old[soiled], and good clothes are those that are new
When it comes to a product, a new one is good, but when it comes to a person, an old, familiar and close one is good.
The mind of a man changes twelve times a day
An expression meaning a person's life is very prone to change.
The young of a human should be sent to Seoul, and the young of horses and oxen should be sent to the rural area[Jejudo Island]
An expression to advise that young people should study in a big city to achieve success while animals should be bred in a rural area to grow fat.
There is no law that lets a man starve to death
People are bound to survive and eke out an existence anyway even when they are very much short of food.
A man is born with what he/she will eat
People have their own ways to survive whether they have a talent or not.