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원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 Wonsungido namuseo tteoreojinda
Even experts mess up sometimes, so don't beat yourself up over a rare mistake.
What does 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 mean?
원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 (Wonsungido namuseo tteoreojinda) means: Even experts mess up sometimes, so don't beat yourself up over a rare mistake.
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How it's actually used
- 엑셀 함수 하나 틀렸다고 그렇게 기죽지 마. 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어지잖아.
ek-sel ham-su ha-na teul-ryeot-da-go geu-reo-ge gi-juk-ji ma. won-sung-i-do na-mu-e-seo tteol-eo-ji-jan-a.
Don't lose your confidence just because you messed up one Excel formula. Even monkeys fall from trees.
💡 Used between coworkers to brush off a minor, uncharacteristic professional slip. - 매번 완벽하던 팀장님도 오늘 실수를 하시네요. 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다더니.
mae-beon wan-byeok-ha-deon tim-jang-nim-do o-neul sil-su-reul ha-si-ne-yo. won-sung-i-do na-mu-e-seo tteol-eo-jin-da-do-ni.
Even our always-perfectionist team leader made a mistake today. I guess even monkeys fall from trees.
💡 A slightly more polite, observational way to normalize a boss's rare error. - 아이참, 에이치(H) 발음 또 틀렸네! — 괜찮아, 원숭이도 나무에서 떨어지는데 뭐.
i-cham, ei-chi ba-reum tto teul-ryeot-ne! — gwaen-chan-ah, won-sung-i-do na-mu-e-seo tteol-eo-ji-neun-de mwo.
Ugh, I messed up the 'H' pronunciation again! — It's fine, even monkeys fall from trees sometimes.
💡 Can be self-deprecatingly spoken to oneself or used by a friend to lighten study frustration.
Related words in Social Situations
애를 먹다 aereul meokda알다 alda아무래도 amuraedo아니 뗀 굴뚝에 연기 나랴 Ani tteon gulttuge yeon-gi narya바람을 쐬다 Ba-ram-eul ssoe-da