사자성어 · 398

Four characters, one lesson

398 사자성어 — the four-character idioms Koreans drop in news, dramas, and job interviews. Hanja roots, plain-English meanings, real sentences.

가가대소

呵呵大笑

🎲 tap for meaning

가가호호

家家戶戶

🎲 tap for meaning

가급인족

家給人足

🎲 tap for meaning

가담항설

街談巷說

🎲 tap for meaning

가렴주구

苛斂誅求

🎲 tap for meaning

가인박명

佳人薄命

🎲 tap for meaning

각골난망

刻骨難忘

🤝 tap for meaning

각골통한

刻骨痛恨

🎲 tap for meaning

각자도생

各自圖生

🎲 tap for meaning

각주구검

刻舟求劍

🧠 tap for meaning

간난신고

艱難辛苦

🔥 tap for meaning

간담상조

肝膽相照

🤝 tap for meaning

간어제초

間於齊楚

🎲 tap for meaning

감지덕지

感之德之

🤝 tap for meaning

갑남을녀

甲男乙女

🤝 tap for meaning

갑론을박

甲論乙駁

🎲 tap for meaning

강노지말

強弩之末

🎲 tap for meaning

거두절미

去頭截尾

🧠 tap for meaning

거안사위

居安思危

🧠 tap for meaning

건곤일척

乾坤一擲

🎲 tap for meaning

견마지로

犬馬之勞

🤝 tap for meaning

견물생심

見物生心

🎲 tap for meaning

견원지간

犬猿之間

🤝 tap for meaning

견인불발

堅忍不拔

🔥 tap for meaning

결초보은

結草報恩

🤝 tap for meaning

결자해지

結者解之

🧠 tap for meaning

경거망동

輕擧妄動

🧠 tap for meaning

경국지색

傾國之色

🤝 tap for meaning

경천동지

驚天動地

🎲 tap for meaning

경화수월

鏡花水月

🎲 tap for meaning

계구우후

鷄口牛後

🧠 tap for meaning

고군분투

孤軍奮鬪

🔥 tap for meaning

고립무원

孤立無援

🎲 tap for meaning

고색창연

古色蒼然

🎲 tap for meaning

고육지계

苦肉之計

🧠 tap for meaning

고심참담

苦心慘憺

🔥 tap for meaning

고중작락

苦中作樂

🧠 tap for meaning

골육상잔

骨肉相殘

🎲 tap for meaning

공명정대

公明正大

🧠 tap for meaning

공전절후

空前絶後

🎲 tap for meaning

공중누각

空中樓閣

🧠 tap for meaning

공평무사

公平無私

🧠 tap for meaning

과유불급

過猶不及

🧠 tap for meaning

과인대도

寬仁大度

🤝 tap for meaning

과전리하

瓜田李下

🧠 tap for meaning

광풍제월

光風霽月

🤝 tap for meaning

교각살우

矯角殺牛

🧠 tap for meaning

교언영색

巧言令色

🤝 tap for meaning

교토삼굴

狡兎三窟

🧠 tap for meaning

교학상장

敎學相長

🔥 tap for meaning

구곡간장

九曲肝腸

🎲 tap for meaning

구사일생

九死一生

🎲 tap for meaning

구안와질

口眼喎斜

🎲 tap for meaning

구유상관

口耳相傳

🎲 tap for meaning

구우일모

九牛一毛

🎲 tap for meaning

구중궁궐

九重宮闕

🎲 tap for meaning

구한감우

久旱甘雨

🎲 tap for meaning

군계일학

群鷄一鶴

🤝 tap for meaning

군웅할거

群雄割據

🎲 tap for meaning

권토중래

捲土重來

🔥 tap for meaning

근묵자흑

近墨者黑

🤝 tap for meaning

금과옥조

金科玉條

🧠 tap for meaning

금란지교

金蘭之契

🤝 tap for meaning

금의환향

錦衣還鄕

🎲 tap for meaning

금지옥엽

金枝玉葉

🤝 tap for meaning

기고만장

氣高萬丈

🎲 tap for meaning

기사회생

起死回生

🎲 tap for meaning

기상천외

奇想天外

🎲 tap for meaning

기승전결

起承轉結

🧠 tap for meaning

기인우천

杞人憂天

🎲 tap for meaning

기호지세

騎虎之勢

🎲 tap for meaning

기화가거

奇貨可居

🧠 tap for meaning

광음여류

光陰如流

🎲 tap for meaning

남가일몽

南柯一夢

🎲 tap for meaning

능운지지

凌雲之志

🔥 tap for meaning

다기망양

多岐亡羊

🧠 tap for meaning

다문박식

多聞博識

🤝 tap for meaning

단도직입

單刀直入

🧠 tap for meaning

단순호치

談笑自若

🎲 tap for meaning

단금지교

斷金之交

🤝 tap for meaning

당랑거철

螳螂當轍

🧠 tap for meaning

당랑재후

螳螂在後

🧠 tap for meaning

대서특필

大書特筆

🎲 tap for meaning

대의멸친

大義滅親

🧠 tap for meaning

대지여우

大智如愚

🤝 tap for meaning

도량지재

棟樑之材

🤝 tap for meaning

동고동락

同苦同樂

🤝 tap for meaning

동병상련

同病相憐

🤝 tap for meaning

동분서주

東奔西走

🎲 tap for meaning

독불장군

獨不將軍

🤝 tap for meaning

독야청청

獨也靑靑

🔥 tap for meaning

등고자비

登高自卑

🔥 tap for meaning

등화가친

燈火可親

🎲 tap for meaning

마부위침

磨斧爲針

🔥 tap for meaning

마이동풍

馬耳東風

🤝 tap for meaning

만고풍상

萬古風霜

🎲 tap for meaning

만수무강

萬壽無疆

🤝 tap for meaning

만신창이

滿身瘡痍

🎲 tap for meaning

만파식적

萬波息笛

🎲 tap for meaning

막상막하

莫上莫下

🎲 tap for meaning

막역지우

莫逆之友

🤝 tap for meaning

명경지수

明鏡止水

🧠 tap for meaning

명모호치

明眸皓齒

🤝 tap for meaning

명불허전

名不虛傳

🎲 tap for meaning

명실상부

名實相符

🎲 tap for meaning

모수자천

毛遂自薦

🔥 tap for meaning

모골송연

毛骨悚然

🎲 tap for meaning

목불식정

目不識丁

🎲 tap for meaning

무릉도원

武陵桃源

🎲 tap for meaning

문경지교

刎頸之交

🤝 tap for meaning

문일지십

聞一知十

🤝 tap for meaning

박문약례

博文約禮

🔥 tap for meaning

박장대소

拍掌大笑

🎲 tap for meaning

반신반의

半信半疑

🎲 tap for meaning

발본색원

拔本塞源

🧠 tap for meaning

방약무인

傍若無人

🎲 tap for meaning

방휼지쟁

蚌鷸之爭

🧠 tap for meaning

배은망덕

背恩忘德

🤝 tap for meaning

배수지진

背水之陣

🎲 tap for meaning

백발백중

百發百中

🎲 tap for meaning

백중지세

伯仲之勢

🎲 tap for meaning

백화난만

百花爛漫

🎲 tap for meaning

번문욕례

繁文縟禮

🎲 tap for meaning

본말전도

本末顚倒

🧠 tap for meaning

봉생마중

蓬生麻中

🤝 tap for meaning

부전자전

父傳子傳

🤝 tap for meaning

부화뇌동

附和雷同

🧠 tap for meaning

분골쇄신

粉骨碎身

🔥 tap for meaning

불가사의

不可思議

🎲 tap for meaning

불면불휴

不眠不休

🔥 tap for meaning

불철주야

不撤晝夜

🔥 tap for meaning

불치하문

不恥下問

🔥 tap for meaning

비분강개

悲憤慷慨

🎲 tap for meaning

비일비재

非一非再

🎲 tap for meaning

빈천지교

貧賤之交

🤝 tap for meaning

삼고초려

三顧草廬

🔥 tap for meaning

삼라만상

森羅萬象

🎲 tap for meaning

삼인성호

三人成虎

🧠 tap for meaning

선우후락

先憂後樂

🧠 tap for meaning

선견지명

先見之明

🧠 tap for meaning

선즉제인

先則制人

🧠 tap for meaning

성자필쇠

盛者必衰

🧠 tap for meaning

속수무책

束手無策

🎲 tap for meaning

송구영신

送舊迎新

🎲 tap for meaning

수구봉장

守口如瓶

🤝 tap for meaning

수석침류

漱石枕流

🤝 tap for meaning

수주대토

守株待兎

🧠 tap for meaning

시종일관

始終一貫

🔥 tap for meaning

시비곡직

是非曲直

🧠 tap for meaning

십년지계

十年之計

🔥 tap for meaning

십시일반

十匙一飯

🤝 tap for meaning

십상팔구

十常八九

🎲 tap for meaning

아전인수

我田引水

🤝 tap for meaning

악전고투

惡戰苦鬪

🔥 tap for meaning

안빈낙도

安貧樂道

🧠 tap for meaning

안분지족

安分知足

🧠 tap for meaning

암중모색

暗中摸索

🎲 tap for meaning

양약고구

良藥苦口

🧠 tap for meaning

양질호피

羊質虎皮

🤝 tap for meaning

어불성설

語不成說

🎲 tap for meaning

염량세태

炎涼世態

🎲 tap for meaning

연목구어

緣木求魚

🧠 tap for meaning

연전연승

連戰連勝

🎲 tap for meaning

염화미소

拈華微笑

🤝 tap for meaning

영고성쇠

榮枯盛衰

🎲 tap for meaning

옥석혼효

玉石混淆

🎲 tap for meaning

와신상담

臥薪嘗膽

🔥 tap for meaning

왈가왈부

曰可曰否

🎲 tap for meaning

요조숙녀

窈窕淑女

🤝 tap for meaning

요지부동

要之不動

🧠 tap for meaning

용의주도

用意周到

🔥 tap for meaning

우문현답

愚問賢答

🤝 tap for meaning

우후죽순

雨後竹筍

🎲 tap for meaning

욕속부달

欲速不達

🧠 tap for meaning

월하노인

月下老人

🤝 tap for meaning

위기일발

危機一髪

🎲 tap for meaning

위편삼절

韋編三絶

🔥 tap for meaning

유구무언

有口無言

🎲 tap for meaning

유능제강

柔能制剛

🧠 tap for meaning

유야무야

有耶無耶

🎲 tap for meaning

유일무이

唯一無二

🎲 tap for meaning

유언비어

流言蜚語

🎲 tap for meaning

유유자적

悠悠自適

🧠 tap for meaning

유종지미

有終之美

🔥 tap for meaning

유아독존

唯我獨尊

🤝 tap for meaning

인과응보

因果應報

🧠 tap for meaning

인자무적

仁者無敵

🧠 tap for meaning

일목요연

一目瞭然

🎲 tap for meaning

일망타진

一網打盡

🎲 tap for meaning

일사천리

一瀉千里

🎲 tap for meaning

일장춘몽

一場春夢

🎲 tap for meaning

일편단심

一片丹心

🤝 tap for meaning

일확천금

一攫千金

🎲 tap for meaning

일필휘지

一筆揮之

🎲 tap for meaning

임전무퇴

臨戰無退

🔥 tap for meaning

자강불식

自強不息

🔥 tap for meaning

자문자답

自問自答

🧠 tap for meaning

자수성가

自手成家

🤝 tap for meaning

자승자강

自勝者強

🔥 tap for meaning

자화자찬

自畵自讚

🤝 tap for meaning

작심삼일

作心三日

🤝 tap for meaning

장유유서

長幼有序

🤝 tap for meaning

재자가인

才子佳人

🤝 tap for meaning

적반하장

賊反荷杖

🤝 tap for meaning

적자생존

適者生存

🧠 tap for meaning

적재적소

適材適所

🧠 tap for meaning

전광석화

電光石火

🎲 tap for meaning

전무후무

前無後無

🎲 tap for meaning

정신일도

精神一到

🔥 tap for meaning

조강지처

糟糠之妻

🤝 tap for meaning

종두득두

種豆得豆

🧠 tap for meaning

좌충우돌

左衝右突

🎲 tap for meaning

좌불안석

坐不安席

🎲 tap for meaning

주객전도

主客顚倒

🎲 tap for meaning

중과부적

衆寡不敵

🎲 tap for meaning

중언부언

重言復言

🎲 tap for meaning

지기지우

知己之友

🤝 tap for meaning

지란지교

芝蘭之交

🤝 tap for meaning

지리멸렬

支離滅裂

🎲 tap for meaning

지성감천

至誠感天

🔥 tap for meaning

진수성찬

珍羞盛饌

🎲 tap for meaning

창해상전

滄海桑田

🎲 tap for meaning

채신지우

采薪之憂

🎲 tap for meaning

천신만고

千辛萬苦

🔥 tap for meaning

천생연분

天生緣分

🤝 tap for meaning

천진난만

天眞爛漫

🤝 tap for meaning

천편일률

千篇一律

🎲 tap for meaning

철두철미

徹頭徹尾

🤝 tap for meaning

초미지급

焦眉之急

🎲 tap for meaning

추풍낙엽

秋風落葉

🎲 tap for meaning

추원보본

追遠報本

🤝 tap for meaning

취사선택

取捨選擇

🧠 tap for meaning

측은지심

惻隱之心

🤝 tap for meaning

칠전팔기

七顚八起

🔥 tap for meaning

침소봉대

針小棒大

🎲 tap for meaning

파란만장

波瀾萬丈

🎲 tap for meaning

파사현정

破邪顯正

🧠 tap for meaning

파안대소

破顔大笑

🎲 tap for meaning

파죽지세

破竹之勢

🎲 tap for meaning

패가망신

敗家亡身

🎲 tap for meaning

폐부지언

肺腑之言

🤝 tap for meaning

표리부동

表裏不同

🤝 tap for meaning

풍전등화

風前燈火

🎲 tap for meaning

풍찬노숙

風餐露宿

🎲 tap for meaning

하로동선

夏爐冬扇

🧠 tap for meaning

학수고대

鶴首苦待

🎲 tap for meaning

한단지몽

邯鄲之夢

🎲 tap for meaning

한우충동

汗牛充棟

🎲 tap for meaning

함흥차사

咸興差使

🎲 tap for meaning

항룡유회

亢龍有悔

🧠 tap for meaning

호가호위

狐假虎威

🤝 tap for meaning

호사다마

好事多魔

🎲 tap for meaning

호시탐탐

虎視眈眈

🎲 tap for meaning

호언장담

豪言壯談

🤝 tap for meaning

호연지기

浩然之氣

🤝 tap for meaning

혼비백산

魂飛魄散

🎲 tap for meaning

화룡점정

畵龍點睛

🧠 tap for meaning

화이부동

和而不同

🧠 tap for meaning

홍익인간

弘益人間

🧠 tap for meaning

화용월태

花容月態

🤝 tap for meaning

환골탈태

換骨奪胎

🎲 tap for meaning

환과고독

鰥寡孤獨

🤝 tap for meaning

후안무치

厚顔無恥

🤝 tap for meaning

후회막급

後悔莫及

🎲 tap for meaning

희노애락

喜怒哀樂

🎲 tap for meaning

희색만면

喜色滿面

🎲 tap for meaning

신출귀몰

神出鬼沒

🎲 tap for meaning

괄목상대

刮目相對

🔥 tap for meaning

우공이산

愚公移山

🔥 tap for meaning

청출어람

靑出於藍

🔥 tap for meaning

백절불굴

百折不屈

🔥 tap for meaning

각고면려

臥薪嘗膽

🔥 tap for meaning

백전백승

百戰百勝

🔥 tap for meaning

지피지기

知彼知己

🔥 tap for meaning

유비무환

有備無患

🔥 tap for meaning

고진감래

苦盡甘來

🔥 tap for meaning

전화위복

轉禍爲福

🔥 tap for meaning

개과천선

改過遷善

🔥 tap for meaning

극기복례

克己復禮

🔥 tap for meaning

실사구시

實事求是

🔥 tap for meaning

간고분투

艱苦奮鬪

🔥 tap for meaning

근면검약

勤儉節約

🔥 tap for meaning

기진맥진

氣盡脈絶

🔥 tap for meaning

궁여지책

窮餘之策

🔥 tap for meaning

온고지신

溫故知新

🔥 tap for meaning

학이시습

學而時習

🔥 tap for meaning

오자독서

五車讀書

🔥 tap for meaning

절치부심

切齒腐心

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초지일관

初志一貫

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대기만성

大器晩成

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노심초사

勞心焦思

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주마가편

走馬加鞭

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승승장구

乘勝長驅

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맹모삼천

孟母三遷

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등용문

登龍門

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광음시전

光陰似箭

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백구과극

白駒過隙

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타산지석

他山之石

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새옹지마

塞翁之馬

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조삼모사

朝三暮四

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토사구팽

兎死狗烹

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어부지리

漁夫之利

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무위자연

無爲自然

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격물치지

格物致知

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수신제가

修身齊家

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허심탄회

虛心坦懷

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소탐대실

小貪大失

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일거양득

一擧兩得

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언행일치

言行一致

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역지사지

易地思之

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사필귀정

事必歸正

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대의명분

大義名分

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권선징악

勸善懲惡

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임기응변

臨機應變

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순망치한

脣亡齒寒

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급전직하

急轉直下

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전대미문

前代未聞

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만사형통

萬事亨通

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천고마비

天高馬肥

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낙화유수

落花流水

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백전노장

百戰老將

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일촉즉발

一觸卽發

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일기천장

一氣千丈

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일언반구

一言半句

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격세지감

隔世之感

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아연실색

啞然失色

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유명무실

有名無實

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제행무상

諸行無常

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금강불괴

金剛不壞

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백년해로

百年偕老

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화기애애

和氣藹藹

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동서고금

東西古今

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만고불망

萬古不忘

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금상첨화

錦上添花

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설상가상

雪上加霜

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양두구육

羊頭狗肉

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오합지졸

烏合之衆

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다다익선

多多益善

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팔방미인

八方美人

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자업자득

自業自得

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용두사미

龍頭蛇尾

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횡설수설

橫說豎說

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두문불출

閉門不出

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안하무인

眼中無人

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일사불란

一絲不亂

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촌철살인

寸鐵殺人

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상전벽해

桑田碧海

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인지상정

人之常情

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난형난제

難兄難弟

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언어도단

言語道斷

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이심전심

以心傳心

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일말상통

一脈相通

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동문서답

同文異答

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상부상조

相扶相助

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동상이몽

同床異夢

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유유상종

類類相從

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물아일체

物我一體

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관포지교

管鮑之交

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죽마고우

竹馬故友

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심심상인

心心相印

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지기지은

知己之恩

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감언이설

甘言利說

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천양지차

天壤之差

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천차만별

千差萬別

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천태만상

千態萬象

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진퇴양난

進退兩難

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낭중지추

囊中之錐

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오리무중

五里霧中

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천지만물

天地萬物

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태평성대

太平聖代

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천하태평

天下太平

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외유내강

外柔內剛

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혈혈단신

血血單身

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강직불아

剛直不阿

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천추의 한

千秋之恨

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일거일동

一擧一動

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천리안

千里眼

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다재다능

多才多能

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일석이조

一石二鳥

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간담상봉

肝膽相照

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일일천리

一日千里

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약육강식

弱肉強食

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천하무적

天下無敵

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유교보국

儒敎輔國

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문무겸비

文武兼備

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흥망성쇠

興亡盛衰

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박학다식

博學多識

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불로불사

不老不死

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무병장수

無病長壽

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청천벽력

晴天霹靂

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괴력난신

怪力亂神

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감개무량

感慨無量

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심사숙고

深思熟考

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우유부단

憂柔不斷

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천지개벽

天地開闢

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심기일전

心機一轉

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천방지축

天方地軸

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대동소이

大同小異

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