Tag: Three

There is an old saying, “삼인성호(三人成虎),” which means, “If three people gather, they can create a nonexistent tiger.” This phrase implies that if several people repeat a lie, it becomes believable. In Korean, the number “3” is particularly significant. Examples include “천지인” (Heaven, Earth, and Human), the “three branches of government” (Legislative, Judicial, and Executive), the three tenses (past, present, ...