🌟 양반은 물에 빠져도 개헤엄은 안 한다

Proverbs

1. 아무리 위급한 때라도 체면을 유지하려고 노력한다.

1. A YANGBAN, A NOBLE MAN, WOULD NOT DO THE DOG PADDLE EVEN IF THEY FALL INTO WATER: To try to keep up one's dignity even in a very urgent situation.

🗣️ Usage Example:

♔ 당장 먹고살 게 없는데도 저렇게 체면을 차리고 싶을까?
Do they want to save face like that when they have nothing to live on?
♕ 양반은 물에 빠져도 개헤엄은 안 한다는 말도 있잖아.
You know, there's a saying that even if he drowns, he doesn't do dog-hair.

양반은 물에 빠져도 개헤엄은 안 한다: A yangban, a noble man, would not do the dog paddle even if they fall into water,両班は水に溺れても犬かきはしない,Les yangbans (lettrés nobles) ne nagent pas comme des chiens même lorsqu'ils sont tombés à l'eau,un yangban jamás nada como un perro aunque ahogue,,(шууд орч) ноёнтон усанд унасан ч нохойн сэлэлтээр сэлэхгүй,lưỡng ban có rơi xuống nước cũng không chịu bơi chó,(ป.ต.)แม้ว่าขุนนางจะตกน้ำก็จะไม่ว่ายน้ำแบบลูกหมาตกน้ำ ; แม้จะอย่างไรผู้ใหญ่ก็ต้องรักษาหน้าตัวเอง,,дворянин, даже упав в воду, не будет плавать по-собачьи,君子溺水也不打狗刨,

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