말 한마디로 천 냥 빚을 갚는다. You can repay a debt of a thousand dollars with a word.

Milwaukee Independent has published the inspirational art series “Knezelisms” by Sherrill Weller Knezel each week since 2016. This special “Korean Idioms” collection was produced as a limited artistic companion for the daily editorial series Exploring Korea.

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관용구 Korean Idioms

Known as gwanyonggu (관용구), Korean idioms are phrases native speakers use in everyday life to express their opinions in a way that does not have a literal meaning.