Unit 5 Flashcards
A tiger will come if talked about.
(Speak of the Devil)
호랑이도 제 말하면 온다
The frog forgets (can’t think) it was once a tadpole.
(개구리) 올챙이 적 생각 못한다
Reparing the barn after the cow is lost.
(There’s no use crying over spilt milk)
소 잃고 외양간 고친다
A shrimp’s back explodes when whales fight (in a whales’ fight)
(An innocent bystander gets hurt in a fight)
고래 싸움에 새우 등 터진다
Habits you have when 3 go on until you’re 80
(have the same bad habits as when you were young)
세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다
Get stabbed in the foot by an ax you trust
(Stabbed in the back, betrayed by someone / something you trusted)
믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다
Even a monkey can fall from a tree
(Everyone makes mistakes)
원숭이도 나무에서 떨어질 때가 있다
People even pay for hardships in their younger age
(Achieve something through hard work and preservation)
젊어서 고생은 사서도 한다
A journey of a thousand k starts with one step
천 리 길도 한 걸음부터
Beginning is half
(Starting is half the battle)
시작이 반이다
Blabber mouth (light mouth)
입이 가볍다
Tight-lipped, can keep a secret
입이 무겁다
Poor appetite, picky eater
입이 짧다
Gullible, easily convinced
귀가 얇다
Know a lot of people
발이 넓다
Quick, swift
신속하다
Probability of rain (precipitation)
강수확률
fresh (fruit/veg)
싱싱하다
Receive recognition, be recognized
인정을 받다
scold, tell off
야단을 치다
competition (job, field)
경쟁
business doesn’t do well
장사가 안 되다
snowball
눈덩이