This proverb is about humility. (이 속담은 겸손에 대한 내용입니다.) = No house without a mouse. (쥐 없는 집 없다.) = No barn without corn. (옥수수 없는 헛간 없다.) = No rose without a thorn. (가시 없는 장미 없다.) No house without a mouse, no barn without corn, no rose without a thorn. Meaning (의미) … Read more
This proverb is about importance of preparation (이 속담은 준비의 중요성에 대한 내용입니다.) = Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted. 말이 달아난 뒤에 마구간 문 닫기. Mend the barn after the horse is stolen. Meaning (의미) This proverb describes trying to prevent or fix a problem after the damage has already been … Read more
This proverb is about bringing danger to yourself. (이 속담은 스스로 위험을 초래하는 것에 대한 내용입니다.) A collection of proverbs containing English words starting with F. (F로 시작하는 영어 단어들이 포함된 속담들의 모임.) It is useless to flog a dead horse. Meaning (의미) It’s useless to waste time, effort, and energy on something that has … Read more
한 줄 요약: 이 속담은 겉으로는 부드럽고 온화하게 보이지만 속으로는 강하고 단호한 힘이나 의지를 숨기고 있는 모습을 비유적으로 표현한 속담입니다. An iron hand in the velvet glove. Meaning (의미) This proverb is a metaphor for how velvet, representing softness, hides iron, representing coldness and strength. The proverb is a metaphor for how someone who appears … Read more
Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. Meaning 의미 All food is delicious to the hungry. 배가 고픈 사람에게는 모든 음식이 맛있다. … Origin 유래 Dutch Proverb, Romanian Proverb, 네덜란드 속담, 루마니아 속담 … Similar Korean Proverbs 유사 우리말 속담 … Similar English Proverbs 유사 영어 속담 … Usage 활용 This is an advice that … Read more
A golden hammer breaks an iron gate. Meaning 의미 Money or wealth can solve problems or obstacles. 돈이나 재력이 문제나 장애를 해결할 수 있다. … Origin 유래 German Proverb 독일 속담 … Similar Korean Proverbs 유사 우리말 속담 … Similar English Proverbs 유사 영어 속담 … Usage 활용 It’s commonly used as a complaint about … Read more
This proverb is about ingratitude. (이 속담은 배은망덕에 대한 내용입니다.) = Put a beggar into your barn and he will make himself your heir. (거지를 헛간에 넣으면 그는 당신의 상속인이 될 것이다.) I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heir. Meaning 의미 What may seem like an harmless little thing at … Read more
A jade eats as much as a good horse. Meaning 의미 Don’t estimate the value by its appearance. 겉모습만 보고 실제 가치를 판단하지 말라. … Origin 유래 The primary source is an Italian proverb, and it also appeared in the posthumously published collection of proverbs, ‘Outlandish Proverbs‘, by George Herbert (1593-1633). 이탈리아 속담이라는 기록이 주요하며, … Read more
For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost. Meaning 의미 It means that a small action or a very small omission has an unexpected and significant consequence. 사소한 작은 행동 또는 아주 작은 누락으로 인해 예상치 … Read more
Let an ill man lie in your straw, and he looks to be your heir. Meaning 의미 This means that being too greedy can actually work against you. Bringing a large dowry means that your in-laws are powerful, which means you’ll be held captive by them. 호의를 베풀더라도 사람의 됨됨이를 가려가며 베풀라는 의미입니다. 성품이 안 … Read more