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Latest revision as of 17:39, 6 October 2009

Literal Meaning

Don't drink kimchi soup before someone offers you rice cake. Koreans used to drink kimchi soup after eating rice cake (떡).

Usage

This is used to tell someone not think about the future before we reach it. Don’t act as though you have something before you actually have it. Don't get ahead of yourself.

Korean Equivalent

English Equivalent

  • Don't count your chickens before they hatch
  • Don't get ahead of yourself
  • Don't jump the gun.

Sentence Examples

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