"Pie in the sky" means "그림의 떡" in Korean.

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그림의 떡
 
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Pronunciation kŭ-ri-me ttŏk
meaning Pie in the sky
"Pie in the sky" is "그림의 떡"(kŭ-ri-me ttŏk) in Korean.
It literally means ‘rice cake in a painting’ but truly means ‘pie in the sky’.
Part of speech
  • Idiom
  • Collocation
  • Frequent using
  • four-character Idioms
  • Proverb
  • Imitative word
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Sound of animals
  • Noun
  • Conjunction
  • Adverb
  • Particle
  • Interjection
  • Verb
  • Adjective
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  • Korean of "Idiom"

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  • 가슴에 와닿다(The smarting to keen..
  • 기(를) 쓰다(I do my best)
  • 기가 세다(Strong mind)
  • 경종을 울리다(call the attention)
  • 별말씀을 다 하시다(unbelievable)
  • 가슴이 떨리다(To tension, and exci..
  • 남의 손에 넘어가다(Fall into the han..
  • 입이 무겁다(close one's mouth)
  • 마음에 들다(like)
  • 손을 씻다(wash one's hands)
  • 어림도 없다(cannot compete with)
  • 감(을) 잡다(Put a guess, guess)
  • 능청을 떨다(pretend not to know)
  • 기가 차다(Stunned, and amazed)
  • 기가 약하다(pusillanimous)
  • 가슴이 뭉클하다(Inspiring)
  • 속(이) 상하다(obnoxious)
  • 필름이 끊기다(black out)
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