어시 없이는 살아두 쉐 없이는 못 산다

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Korean

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Etymology

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Literally, "one may live without parents, but not without cattle."

Proverb

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어시 없이 살아 없이 산다 (eosi eopsi-neun saradu swe eopsi-neun mot sanda)

  1. (Yukjin) A proverb about the importance of cattle in traditional Korean life.

References

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  • 곽충구 [gwakchunggu] (2007) “동북방언의 어휘 [dongbukbang'eonui eohwi, The vocabulary of the Northeastern dialect]”, in Gugeo gungmunhak, volume 165, pages 119—150