Proverb
“Afraid a breath will extinguish it or a touch will burst it.
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What does this proverb mean?
Great tenderness can make a loved one seem almost too precious to touch.
Sources and attribution
Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.
Source: National Institute of Korean Language — Korean Basic Dictionary , Korean Basic Dictionary, proverb: 불면 꺼질까 쥐면 터질까
Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown
View reference ↗Traditional Korean saying. English rendering and explanation by Quotations; not copied from the dictionary’s definitions. The reference documents usage, not first authorship.
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