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쥐구멍에도 볕 들 날 있다

jwigumeongedo byeot deul nal itda [쥐구멍에도 볃 들 날 읻따]

쥐구멍에도 볕 들 날 있다고 · 쥐구멍에도 볕 들 날 있겠지요

every dog has its day; good times will come eventually (lit. even a mouse hole will get sunshine one day)

Example

쥐구멍에도 볕 들 날 있다고, 힘내면 좋은 날이 꼭 올 거예요.

Every dog has its day, so hang in there; good days will surely come.

Word parts

Even a dark mouse hole will one day catch a ray of sunshine (볕).

Good to know

Pronounced [쥐구멍에도 볃 뜰 날 읻따]. Words of comfort after a long run of bad luck. Not to be confused with 쥐구멍에라도 숨고 싶다 'I want to crawl into a hole (from embarrassment)'.