
An outstretched hand left embarrassed.
— Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
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Shared wisdom, with origins and meanings explored.

An outstretched hand left embarrassed.

My own nose hangs three feet.

Spitting on your own face.

I would cook my palm on it.

The bond of raising is stronger than the bond of birth.

Unable to recognize the letter giyeok beside a sickle.

Dancing to someone else's rhythm.

Telling others where to put fruit at their feast.

You cannot hide your age.

Seeing the trees but missing the forest.

Able to bring down even a flying bird.

I may say it wrongly, but you must say it right.

I do not want to eat it, but hate to give it away.

News from a roasted pheasant.

The interpretation is better than the dream.

Interpreting a dream before dreaming it.

A borrowed sack of barley.

No finger can be bitten without hurting.