30 Korean Idioms of Love and Friendship
Discover 30 beautiful Korean idioms that express love, friendship, and family bonds. Use these elegant expressions to convey your feelings to someone special.
백년해로
百年偕老
Growing old together for a hundred years (marital devotion)
비익조
比翼鳥
Birds flying side by side (harmonious couple)
연리지
連理枝
Two trees with intertwined branches (destined couple)
청매죽마
靑梅竹馬
Green plums and bamboo horse (childhood friends)
금슬상화
琴瑟相和
Geomungo and bipa in harmony (marital harmony)
일편단심
一片丹心
A single red heart (unchanging love)
동병상련
同病相憐
Those with the same illness pity each other
막역지우
莫逆之友
Friends whose hearts never conflict
관포지교
管鮑之交
The friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shu (true friendship)
수어지교
水魚之交
The bond of water and fish (inseparable relationship)
지란지교
芝蘭之交
The friendship of orchids (noble friendship)
문경지교
刎頸之交
Friendship worth dying for
금란지계
金蘭之契
A promise as solid as gold and orchids
고산유수
高山流水
High mountains and flowing water (friendship of soulmates)
죽마고우
竹馬故友
Old friends who played with bamboo horses
결초보은
結草報恩
Weaving grass to repay kindness
반포지효
反哺之孝
A crow feeding its parents (filial piety)
풍수지탄
風樹之歎
Trees swaying in the wind, longing for parents
망운지정
望雲之情
Gazing at clouds, missing parents
각골난망
刻骨難忘
Carved in bone, unforgettable (deep gratitude)
백아절현
伯牙絶絃
Boya cutting his strings (grief for a lost soulmate)
고복격양
鼓腹擊壤
Patting belly and stomping ground with joy
천생연분
天生緣分
A match made in heaven
해로동혈
偕老同穴
Growing old and being buried together
원앙지계
鴛鴦之契
A promise like mandarin ducks
산해맹서
山海盟誓
An oath sworn on mountains and seas
일심동체
一心同體
One heart, one body
혈육지정
血肉之情
The bond of flesh and blood
골육상잔
骨肉相殘
Family members harming each other
형제투금
兄弟鬪金
Siblings fighting over wealth
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