김치국부터 마시지 말라
Don’t drink the Kimchi soup first.Equivalent to: Don’t jump the gun
Meaning: Don’t get ahead of yourself. (Don’t drink the kimchi sauce first when eating a kimchi dish)
공자 앞에서 문자 쓴다
Writing chinese characters in front of Confucius.Meaning: Trying to prove an expert on a certain area wrong (ie trying to prove the teacher wrong all the time)
고생 끝에 낙이 온다
At the end of hardship comes happiness.Meaning: I think you get it 😉
원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다
Even monkeys fall from treesMeaning: Nobody is perfect and we can make mistakes.
서당개 삼 년에 풍월 읊는다
After three years at a village schoolhouse, even a dog can recite a poemMeaning: Practice makes perfect.
Proverbs found at: http://seoulistic.com/korean-culture/wise-korean-proverbs-to-live-by/
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Korean Proverbs
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