남가일몽이 · 남가일몽을
a fleeting dream, empty glory
Example
부귀영화도 결국 남가일몽에 지나지 않아요.
Wealth and glory are, in the end, nothing but a fleeting dream.
Word parts
남 south+가 branch+일 one+몽 dream
A man dreamed of a lifetime of glory, then woke under the south branch of a tree.
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