Proverbs
It is a nose ring if it is hung on the nose, and an earring if it is hung on the ear
An expression to describe the attitude of making use of any grounds or excuses for one's own advantage.
It is a nose ring if it is hung on the nose, and an earring if it is hung on the ear; Different people call it different things
An expression used to describe a situation where the same thing can be explained or interpreted in different ways depending on who explains or interpretes it.
Beans grow where beans were sowed, red beans grow where red beans were sowed; As one sows, so shall he reap; An onion will not produce a rose
Everything produces a result that corresponds to its cause.
not believe someon's claim that a fermented soybean lump is made from beans; You have cried wolf too many times
To not believe what someone says even if he/she tells the truth.
Big fish play in the big water
You should have a wide sphere of action to build relationships with influential and successful people and make yourself influential and successful too.
No tall person is not insipid
A tall person tends to act or speak in a sloppy and lax manner, and have a lot of shortcomings.
a destiny that one is born with; an accident of birth
A good or bad destiny that one is born with and therefore has an impact on one's whole life.
You will lose two rabbits all together if you try to catch both of them
You cannot achieve anything if you try to deal with many things at the same time.
Gathering dirt to make a big mountain; Many a mickle makes a muckle; Many drops make a shower; Little and often fills the purse
An expression meaning even very small things can become huge if they accumulate.
Arms bend inwardly; Men are blind in their own cause
To side with someone who is close to oneself or favor something which is related to oneself to one's own advantage.
believe someone's claim that a fermented soybean lump can be made from red beans
(teasing) To blindly believe what someone says.
Red beans grow if red beans were sowed, beans grow if beans were sowed; As one sows, so shall he reap; An onion will not produce a rose
Everything has a cause and produces a result that corresponds to the cause.
believe someone's claim that red beans are soy beans
(teasing) To blindly believe what someone says.
It can't be helped if someone does not want to become the ruler of Pyeongan
You cannot force someone to do something against his/her will even if it is a good thing.
a child in one's bosom
Children tend to obey their parents when they are young, but do as they wish when they grow up.
There is no tomb without excuses
Even a person who makes big mistakes has his/her own excuses or reasons.
know ten things after[if] listening to one thing; be quick on the uptake; have a very perceptive mind
An expression used to describe a person who is smart enough to understand many things even after he/she has listened to only a single word.
know ten[one hundred] things after[if] watching one thing; be quick on the uptake; have a very perceptive mind
An expression meaning you can easily understand the entire situation of something only by taking a look at some aspects of it.
know only one thing, and not know two things
An expression meaning you look at only one aspect of something and miss the entire situation of it.
spit at the sky; Curses, like chickens, come home to roost; cut off your nose to spite your face
To do something which will eventually do harm to oneself.