죽어 석 잔 술이 살아 한 잔 술만 못하다 -- Tis better to take one drink alive than three dead.

This proverb reminds us that it is better to enjoy what little we have in life because in death nothing is quite as good. (죽은 뒤에 아무리 정성을 들여도 살아 있을 때 조금 위하여 준 것만 못하다는 말.)

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• 죽다: to die
• 살다: to live
• 한: one
• 석: three
• 술: alcohol
• 잔: a glass
• 못하다: to be superior to