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Korean idiom It makes no difference either way

가로 지나 세로 지나

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 가로 지나 세로 지나
  • 가로 지나 세로 지나

English rendering It makes no difference either way Literal translation: “Whether carried crosswise or lengthwise”

Meaning 1

짐을 가로로 지나 세로로 지나 등에 지기는 마찬가지라는 뜻으로, 이렇게 되든지 저렇게 되든지 마찬가지인 경우를 비유적으로 이르는 말.

An expression likening a situation that is the same whichever way it turns out to carrying a load on one’s back, whether crosswise or lengthwise.

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“가로 지나 세로 지나” — It makes no difference either way: An expression likening a situation that is the same whichever way it turns out to carrying a load on one’s back, whether crosswise or lengthwise.
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