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Proverb of the Day Posted by Ginny on May 4, 2009
Today’s sajasongo (사자성어) or four letter proverb is 초록동색 (草綠同色). 초 (草) = means “grass.” 록 (綠) = green. 동 (同) = alike. 색 (色) = color. There’s a similar saying in English as well. Before I tell you what that English proverb is, let me give you hints as to what the Korean version could…
U-gong-i-san (우공이산) Posted by Ginny on Jan 6, 2009
Today’s post is going to feature a four letter Korean proverb for the New Year. As you know, four letter proverbs are represented by Chinese characters. Here are the Chinese characters for the four letter proverbs: 愚公移山. Let’s break this proverb down to its syllables. This character 愚 is pronounced as ‘u.’ It means foolishness. …