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그림의 떡

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English rendering be out of reach Literal translation: “a rice cake in a picture”

Meaning 1

아무리 마음에 들어도 이용할 수 없거나 차지할 수 없는 경우를 이르는 말.

An expression for something one cannot use or possess, however much one likes it.

Dictionary example 1

무일푼인 우리에게 진열장에 놓인 만두는 그림의 떡 이었다.

Penniless as we were, the dumplings in the display case were beyond our reach.

Dictionary example 2

아무리 훌륭한 목적이라도 그것을 실현할 수 있는 수단이 없다면 그야말로 그림의 떡 이다.

However admirable an aim may be, without the means to realize it, it is truly unattainable.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “그림”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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“그림의 떡” — be out of reach: An expression for something one cannot use or possess, however much one likes it.
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