Nov. 1, 2019
Proverb translating
가루는 칠수록 고와지고 말은 할수록 험해진다 -> Flour goes fine sifting, word goes rough speaking.
(It is easy to make mistakes during conversation.)
동방삭이는 백지장도 높다고 하였단다 -> Dongbangsak did not dare a sheet of paper.
(Dongbangsak is a name of mythic person who lived for a long time, thousands of years. He was very cautious enough to think that even a paper is high to climb or step on it.)
오동 씨 보고 춤춘다 -> A paulownia seed makes a dance.
(A geomungo, Korean old music instrument, is made of paulownia tree. There are people too hasty to dance even watching a paulownia seed, imagining a geomungo playing.)
식혜 먹은 고양이 속 -> A cat with sikhye inside.
(A cat drank sikhye, a drink alike cider. Now it's feeling guilty.)
참외를 버리고 호박을 고른다 -> Releasing Chamoe, pick up a pumpkin.
(When you choose something useless, throwing away valuable. Chamoe is a Korean melon. It's good!)
I tried to make translated sentences sound like English proverbs too. I would say both English and Korean proverbs are short, rhythmic, and rhyming.
Thank you. Have a nice day!
Proverb translating"Translating proverbs" or "Translations of Proverbs"
Your title was fine, these are other variations.
(Dongbangsak is a name of a mythical person who lived for a long time, thousands of years.
He was very cautious enough to think that even a paper is too high to climb or step on it.
(A cat drank sikhye, a drink alike cider.
Now it's feelings guilty.
(When you choose something useless, you throwing away something valuable.
Proverb tTranslatingons
(It is easy to make mistakes during conversation.
(Dongbangsak is a name of a mythical person who lived for a very long time, - thousands of years.
I added 'very' because you mentioned thousands of years. It adds more weight to the word too :)
There are people too hasty to dance even watching a paulownia seed, imagining a geomungo playing.
(A cat drank sikhye, a drink alike cider.
Now it's feeling guilty.
(When you choose something useless, throwing away something valuable.
Chamoe is a Korean melon.
It's good!
I tried to make translated sentencehese Korean proverbs sound like English proverbs too.
I would say both English and Korean proverbs are short, rhythmic, and rhyming.
Thank you.
Have a nice day!
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You did a great job. I really enjoyed googling the instruments and some other things mentioned in the proverbs.
Can you explain a little more about this following proverb: 참외를 버리고 호박을 고른다.
I'm having trouble understanding why we should throw away something valuable, if we choose something useless.
Nov. 2, 2019
Hi, Dan! Thanks for correcting me. :)
The proverb is trying to tell that we should see an essence of something and make a wise choice. Chamoe is small but fruity, while a pumpkin is large and just a pumpkin. I believe there must be a similar proverb in English too.
I added Japanese on my native language settings and I can see your posting. You are good at Japanese! Think I uploaded my Japanese posting before too. I'll write postings from time to time.
Thnx. Have a good one!
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가루는 칠수록 고와지고 말은 할수록 험해진다 -> Flour goes fine sifting, word goes rough speaking. |
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동방삭이는 백지장도 높다고 하였단다 -> Dongbangsak did not dare a sheet of paper. |
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(Dongbangsak is a name of mythic person who lived for a long time, thousands of years. (Dongbangsak is a name of a mythical person who lived for a very long time I added 'very' because you mentioned thousands of years. It adds more weight to the word too :) (Dongbangsak is a name of a mythical person who lived for a long time, thousands of years. |
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He was very cautious enough to think that even a paper is high to climb or step on it. He was very cautious enough to think that even a paper is too high to climb or step on it. |
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오동 씨 보고 춤춘다 -> A paulownia seed makes a dance. |
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(A geomungo, Korean old music instrument, is made of paulownia tree. |
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There are people too hasty to dance even watching a paulownia seed, imagining a geomungo playing. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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식혜 먹은 고양이 속 -> A cat with sikhye inside. |
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(A cat drank sikhye, a drink alike cider. This sentence has been marked as perfect! (A cat drank sikhye, a drink |
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Now it's feeling guilty. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Now it |
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참외를 버리고 호박을 고른다 -> Releasing Chamoe, pick up a pumpkin. |
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(When you choose something useless, throwing away valuable. (When you choose something useless, throwing away something valuable. (When you choose something useless, you throw |
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Chamoe is a Korean melon. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It's good! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I tried to make translated sentences sound like English proverbs too. I tried to make t |
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I would say both English and Korean proverbs are short, rhythmic, and rhyming. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Thank you. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Have a nice day! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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