그림의 떡 (Geurimui tteok)
Meaning: Something desirable but completely out of reach.
Language: Korean
Literally: A rice cake in a painting
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: A painted tteok looks delicious yet can never be eaten, picturing a tempting but unattainable thing.
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- 김칫국부터 마신다 (gimchitgukbuteo masinda) — To count your chickens before they hatch.
- 우물에 가 숭늉 찾는다 (Umure ga sungnyung channeunda) — To demand results with absurd impatience.
- Iets voor zoete koek aannemen — To swallow a story uncritically.
- Met de gebakken peren zitten — To be stuck with the unpleasant aftermath.
- Nu är det kokta fläsket stekt — Now we're really in trouble.
- Czuć do kogoś miętę — To have a crush on someone.
More Korean idioms
- 등잔 밑이 어둡다 (Deungjan mit-i eodupda) — The answer is overlooked right under your nose.
- 누워서 떡 먹기 (nuwoseo tteok meokgi) — An extremely easy task.
- 호박이 넝쿨째 굴러 들어왔다 (Hobagi neongkuljjae gulleo deureowatda) — Unexpected great fortune fell into your lap.
- 발 벗고 나서다 (bal beotgo naseoda) — To throw yourself into helping wholeheartedly.
- 눈에 콩깍지가 씌다 (nun-e kongkkakjiga sseuida) — To be blinded by love.
- 식은 죽 먹기 (Sigeun juk meokgi) — A piece of cake; very easy to do.
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