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Korean Expression Cards

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직역 vs 실제 의미의 재밌는 차이를 발견해보세요

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🐾animal

호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다

horangido je mal hamyeon onda

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🐾animal

하룻강아지 범 무서운 줄 모른다

harutgangaji beom museoun jul moreunda

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🐾animal

짖는 개는 물지 않는다

jitneun gaeneun mulji anneunda

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🐾animal

개똥도 약에 쓰려면 없다

gaettongdo yage sseuryeomyeon eopda

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🐾animal

닭 쫓던 개 지붕 쳐다본다

dak jjotdeon gae jibung cheodabonda

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🐾animal

개밥에 도토리

gaebape dotori

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🐾animal

고양이한테 생선을 맡기다

goyangihante saengseoneul matgida

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🐾animal

개구리 올챙이 적 생각 못 한다

gaeguri olchaengi jeok saenggak mot handa

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🐾animal

우물 안 개구리

umul an gaeguri

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🐾animal

돼지 목에 진주 목걸이

dwaeji moke jinju mokgeori

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🐾animal

닭 잡아먹고 오리발 내민다

dak jabameokgo oribal naeminda

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🐾animal

메뚜기도 유월이 한철이다

mettugido yuwori hancheorida

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🍚food

그림의 떡

geurimui tteok

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🍚food

이게 웬 떡이야?

ige wen tteogiya?

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🍚food

싼 게 비지떡

ssan ge bijitteok

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🍚food

식은 죽 먹기

sigeun juk meokgi

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🍚food

밥 먹었어?

bap meogeosseo?

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🍚food

울며 겨자 먹기

ulmyeo gyeoja meokgi

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🍚food

수박 겉핥기

subak geothalgi

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🍚food

미역국을 먹다

miyeokgugeul meokda

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🍚food

치킨이 나를 불러

chikini nareul bulleo

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👁body

눈이 높다

nuni nopda

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👁body

눈코 뜰 새 없다

nunko tteul sae eopda

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👁body

눈이 뒤집히다

nuni dwijiphida

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👁body

눈에 밟히다

nune balhida

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👁body

귀가 얇다

gwiga yalpda

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👁body

귀에 못이 박히도록 듣다

gwie mosi bakhidorok deutda

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👁body

입이 가볍다

ibi gabyeopda

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👁body

입이 무겁다

ibi mugeopda

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👁body

입이 짧다

ibi jjalpda

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👁body

입이 심심하다

ibi simsimhada

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👁body

손발이 맞다

sonbari matda

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👁body

손이 크다

soni keuda

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👁body

손에 땀을 쥐다

sone ttameul jwida

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👁body

발이 넓다

bari neolpda

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👁body

발 뻗고 자다

bal ppetgo jada

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👁body

목이 빠지게 기다리다

mogi ppajige gidarida

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👁body

낯이 두껍다

nachi dukkyeopda

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👁body

간이 크다

gani keuda

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👁body

배가 아프다

baega apeuda

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👁body

어깨가 무겁다

eokkkega mugeopda

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🌿nature

하늘의 별 따기

haneurui byeol ttagi

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🌿nature

오르지 못할 나무는 쳐다보지도 마라

oreuji mothal namuneun cheodabojido mara

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💬daily

가는 말이 고와야 오는 말이 곱다

ganeun mari gowaya oneun mari gopda

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💬daily

친구 따라 강남 간다

chingu ttara gangnam ganda

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💬daily

믿는 도끼에 발등 찍힌다

mitneun dokkie baldeung jjikhinda

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💬daily

바가지를 긁다

bagajireul geukda

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💬daily

내로남불

naeroyambul

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💬daily

붕어빵이다

bungeoppangida

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💬daily

팔방미인

palbangmiin

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⚖️comparison

작은 고추가 맵다

jageun gochuga maepda

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⚖️comparison

닭살

daksal

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⚖️comparison

이불 밖은 위험해

ibul bakkun wiheomhae

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⚖️comparison

마음을 먹다

maeumeul meokda

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⚖️comparison

새옹지마

saongjima

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