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|A blessing in disguise
 
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|자신만만
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|다다익선
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사자성어 are four-character idioms from Chinese. This is called chengyu in Chinese.

4 character idiom Chinese Characters Literal meaning Translation Note
유유상종 類類相從 Birds of a feather flock together
일석이조 一石二鳥 Kill two birds with one stone
새옹지마 塞翁之馬 A blessing in disguise
고진감래 苦盡甘來 No pain, no gain
견물생심 見物生心 Seeing is wanting
기진맥진 氣盡脈盡 Complete exhaustion
죽마고우 竹馬故友 A childhood friend
자신만만 自信滿滿 Full of confidence Full of confidence
다다익선 多多益善 The more the merrier
부지기수 不知其數 Countless, boundless
학수고대 鶴首苦待 Look forward to
막상막하 莫上莫下 Equally matched, neck-and-neck, on par, be 50-50
과소평가 過小評價 Underestimate