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Korean idiom Overreach and suffer

원숭이 달 잡기

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 원숭이 달 잡기
  • 원숭이 달 잡기

English rendering Overreach and suffer Literal translation: “A monkey catching the moon”

Meaning 1

원숭이가 물에 비친 달을 잡으려다가 빠져 죽는다는 데서 유래한 말로, 사람이 제 분수에 맞지 아니하게 행동하다가 화를 당함을 비유적으로 이르는 말.

Figuratively, suffer misfortune by acting beyond one’s proper station; derived from a monkey drowning while trying to grasp the moon reflected in water

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“원숭이 달 잡기” — Overreach and suffer: Figuratively, suffer misfortune by acting beyond one’s proper station; derived from a monkey drowning while trying to grasp the moon reflected in water
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