His Wife Hyeonhi Wrote “My Dear, My Respecting Husband!” (Tcheonzamun 353rd-368th)
Abstract
This is the translation of a poem of sixteen letters, 353rd to 368th of Tcheonzamun (The thousand character essay). Here, the translating methods were included. The first method is through the meaning of Chinese character, and the second method is the one through Korean pronunciation for the Chinese characters. 353-356. Kong Hoe Hyeong Ze孔懷兄弟 Koyak Heoze 고약허제!. The root form of “Koyak Heoze” is ‘Koyakhada’, and it is one of stressed form of ‘Koyakhada’. The meaning of ‘Koyakhada’ is ‘bad, very bad’. This phrase is said by the mother in-law or the senior sister in-law of the house. The senior sister means the elder sister of the house. 357-360 Dong GiYeon Zi 同氣連枝 Doggi Nyeonizi! 도끼 년이지!. This phrase is said by the mother in-law or the elder sister. ‘Doggi’ means axe, and ‘Nyeonizi!’ shows the extremely unkind blame or being hate of the mother in-law to the wife. 361-364 Kyo Woo Tu Bun 交友投分 Kyeowoo Doopun 겨우 두 푼! This phrase is said by the wife. The wife says by herself that she is esteemed as a value of only 20 percent; the value is expressed by the mother of her husband. 365-368 Zeol Ma Zam Gyu 切磨箴規 Zeolmeo Tchameulggeoya! 젊어 참을거야! The wife says by herself “I am young woman; therefore I will endure this truly difficult condition!”.
Keywords: 353rd to 368th of Tcheonzamun(The thousand character essay); The meaning of 'Koyakhada' is 'bad; very bad'; 'Doggi' means axe; 'Nyeonizi!' shows the extremely unkind blame or being hate of the mother in-law to the wife; The wife says by herself that she is esteemed as a value of only 20 percent; the value is expressed by the mother of her husband
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