釀⫽蜜 (verb-object)
- (of honeybees) to make honey
蠶吐絲,蜂釀蜜。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
蚕吐丝,蜂酿蜜。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: Three Character Classic, circa 13th century CE
- Cán tùsī, fēng niàngmì. [Pinyin]
- The silkworm produces silk, the bee makes honey.
蜂之釀蜜,不擇花,蜂若擇花,蜜必不成。爲詩亦猶是也。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]- From: 《雅亭遺稿》 by Yi Deokmu, 1700s
- 봉지양밀(엔) 불택화(하니) 봉약택화(하면) 밀필불성(이라). 위시역유시야(니라)
Bong ji yangmir[-en], bul taek hwa[-hani], bong yak taek hwa[-hamyeon] mil pil bulseong[-ira]. Wi si yeok yu si ya[-nira]. [Sino-Korean] - When bees make honey, they do not discriminate between flowers; if they did so, they would fail to make the honey. Such is composing poetry.