"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
  • Symbol
  • Korean of "Idiom"

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  • 국수를 먹다(I'll give the wedding..
  • 게눈 감추듯(Quick)
  • 재(를) 뿌리다(hear many times)
  • 신물(이) 나다(be tired of)
  • 거울로 삼다(Make a roll model)
  • 가슴에 새기다(Engrave in chest, an..
  • 개팔자가 상팔자(Dog’s life is easie..
  • 알아서 하다()
  • 속이 안 좋다(My stomach is upset...
  • 개미처럼 가늘다(As thin as ant)
  • 고개를 끄덕이다(nod, agree to)
  • 기가 약하다(pusillanimous)
  • 고개(를) 들다(Starts to move, it ..
  • 하는 수 없이(helplessly)
  • 나이는 못 속이다(You cannot win in ..
  • 정신이 들다(come to oneself)
  • 박차를 가하다(spur)
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