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호사유피 인사유명

Korean edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Chinese 虎死留皮，人死留名 (hǔ sǐ liú pí, rén sǐ liú míng), literally “when a tiger dies, it leaves behind its pelt; when a person dies, they leave behind their name”.

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸʷo̞sʰa̠jupʰi insʰa̠jumjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [호사유피 인사유명]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hosayupi insayumyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosayupi insayumyeong
McCune–Reischauer?hosayup'i insayumyŏng
Yale Romanization?hosa.yu.phi insa.yumyeng

Proverb edit

호사유피 인사유명 • (hosayupi insayumyeong) (hanja 虎死留皮，人死留名)

  1. a person should focus on the legacy they will have on others

See also edit

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