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Korean
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 虎死留皮，人死留名 (hǔ sǐ liú pí, rén sǐ liú míng), literally “when a tiger dies, it leaves behind its pelt; when a person dies, they leave behind their name”.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | horang'ineun jugeoseo gajugeul namgigo sarameun jugeoseo ireumeul namginda |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | holang'ineun jug'eoseo gajug'eul namgigo salam'eun jug'eoseo ileum'eul namginda |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | horanginŭn chugŏsŏ kajugŭl namgigo saramŭn chugŏsŏ irŭmŭl namginda |
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| Yale Romanization? | hōlanginun cwuk.ese kacwuk.ul nāmkiko sālam.un cwuk.ese ilum.ul namkinta |
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Proverb
호랑이는 죽어서 가죽을 남기고 사람은 죽어서 이름을 남긴다 • (horang'i-neun jugeoseo gajug-eul namgigo saram-eun jugeoseo ireum-eul namginda)
- a person should focus on the legacy they will have on others
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