Word details
참새
- Pronunciation
- 참새
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- advanced
sparrow
A small bird with a brown back and a grayish-white breast that usually lives near human settlements.
Proverbs
참새가 방앗간을 그저 지나랴
A sparrow cannot just pass a mill
To be unable to pass by what one likes or what will benefit oneself.
참새가 황새걸음 하면 다리가 찢어진다
If a sparrow tries to walk like a stork, he will break his legs; Tailor your ambitions to the measure of your abilities
If one tries to do something beyond one's capacity or reach, one is likely to ruin it or do harm to oneself.