Word details
하늘
- Pronunciation
- 하늘
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- beginner
sky
The vast, limitless space that unfolds above the ground.
god; heaven
The absolute being, god.
heaven
The place where gods or the spirits of dead people are thought to live.
Idioms
하늘 높은 줄 모르다
not know how high the sky is
For prices to surge to a very high level.
not know how high the sky is
To boast or put on airs without thinking of one's own place.
하늘처럼 믿다
trust someone like god
To completely trust and depend on someone.
하늘이 캄캄해지다
The sky turns pitch-dark
To feel dizzy and stunned by a shock.
하늘이 캄캄하다
The sky is pitch-dark
To be at a loss about what to do.
하늘이 무너지는 한이 있어도
even if the sky collapses
No matter what happens.
하늘이 두 쪽이 나도
even if the sky splits into two pieces
No matter what happens.
하늘이 노래지다
The sky turns yellow
To feel dizzy and stunned by a sudden shock.
하늘이 노랗다
The sky is yellow
For one's energy to substantially weaken.
하늘을 찌르다
pierce the sky
For one's energy or force to be very strong.
pierce the sky
For a mountain, tree, building, etc., to stand very high.
하늘을 지붕 삼다
make the sky a roof
To sleep anywhere and wander from place to place without settling down.
하늘에서 뚝 떨어지다
suddenly fall from the sky
To gain something as a windfall without any due efforts.
하늘에 맡기다
leave something to god
To accept the result of something and take one's fate.
하늘에 닿다
reach the sky
For one's effort, devotion, love, etc., to be very huge to such an extent that it reaches the sky.
하늘과 땅
the sky and the earth
For two things to be completely different.
하늘(과) 같다
be like god
To be noble to such an extent that one is looked up to.
Proverbs
하늘 보고 침 뱉기
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.
하늘은 스스로 돕는 자를 돕는다
Heaven helps those who help themselves
An expression meaning Heaven will help those who make efforts to succeed, and therefore it is important to make efforts to achieve something.
하늘을 보아야 별을 따다
You have to look up at the sky in order to pick a star
An expression meaning achieving a certain result requires effort, preparation, opportunities or adequate conditions provided
하늘의 별 따기
picking a star in the sky
An expression used to describe something that is very hard to gain or achieve.
하늘이 무너져도 솟아날 구멍이 있다
You will have a hole to soar through even if the sky collapses
An expression meaning there is always a way to get through hardships or difficulties no matter how severe they may be.