사자성어 Flashcards

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권선징악

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Good Triumphing over evil

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2
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과유불급

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Too much is as bad as too little

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3
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견물생심

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Opportunity makes the thief

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4
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고진감래

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After a storm (comes) a calm

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5
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군계일학

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The sun among inferior lights

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6
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금상첨화

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Icing on the cake

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7
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기사회생

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The kiss of life

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8
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다다익선

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The more the better

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9
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단도직입

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To put it bluntly

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10
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대기만성

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Late bloomer

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11
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마이동풍

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In one war and out the other

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12
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백문불여일견

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Seeing is believing

One picture is worth a thousand words

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13
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부전자전

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Like father, like son

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14
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분골쇄신

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Work one’s fingers to the bone

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15
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사필귀정

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Right will prevail in the end

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16
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새옹지마

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A blessing in disguise

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17
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설상가상

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Add insult to injury

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18
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소탐대실

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Penny wise and pound foolish

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19
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승승장구

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Everything is going his/her way

To be on a winning streak

20
Q

식자우환

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Ignorance is bliss

21
Q

유비무환

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Prevention is better than cure

22
Q

유유상종

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Like attracts like

Birds flock together

23
Q

약육강식

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The law of the jungle

24
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어부지리

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Play both ends against the middle

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언감생심
To dare to do something
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역지사지
If I were in your shoes
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오리무중
Completely lost, have no idea, be in a fog
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일석이조
To kill two birds with one stone
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일어탁수
One rotten apple spoils the barrel
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자업자득
Self do, self have
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작심삼일
Short-lived resolution
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적반하장
The thief turns on the master with a club
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주경야독
Farming by day and studying by night
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진퇴양난
Between a rock and a hard place | To be in a dillema
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초지일관
Accomplish one’s original goals
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칠전팔기
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again
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침소봉대
Full of hot air, to tell a fish story
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타산지석
You learn a lesson from others’ failure
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표리부동
What you are saying is different from what you have in mind
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풍전등화
Being on the brink of collapse
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팔방미인
He is a man of many talents
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호구지책
Means to survive harsh conditions
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호사다마
Fortune never comes alone
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호시탐탐
Keeping a low profile to get the upper hand
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횡설수설
You don’t know what you are talking about | Jibber jabber
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화룡점정
Icing in the cake