"지성이면 감천이다" meaning in Korean

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Proverb

IPA: [t͡ɕisʰʌ̹ŋimjʌ̹n ka̠(ː)mt͡ɕʰʌ̹nida̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jiseong-imyeon gamcheon-ida [romanization]
Etymology: Originally a reformulation according to Korean syntax of the Classical Chinese chengyu 至誠感天/至诚感天 (“utmost sincerity moves heaven”), probably ultimately from a line in Mencius (7:12): :誠者,天之道也/诚者,天之道也 :As for sincerity, it is the way of heaven Folk etymological folktale The proverb is now associated with an etymological folktale about a lame beggar named Jiseong and a blind beggar named Gamcheon. Jiseong would point out the way for his friend, and Gamcheon would carry his friend on his back. One day, the two discovered a huge nugget of gold. They asked a peddler to split the nugget in half so that they could share it, but the gold appeared as a snake in the peddler's eyes. The two then asked a hunter to split the nugget; the gold appeared as a plain stone to the hunter, so he agreed to split it for them. Jiseong and Gamcheon took half the nugget each. Some time later, they visited a Buddhist temple, where a monk advised them to offer the gold to the Buddha and to pray to him for a hundred days. When they had done so, both Jiseong and Gamcheon were cured of their disabilities. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|至誠感天|utmost sincerity moves heaven}} 至誠感天/至诚感天 (“utmost sincerity moves heaven”) Head templates: {{ko-proverb|head=지성-이면 감천-이다}} 지성이면 감천이다 • (jiseong-imyeon gamcheon-ida)
  1. sincerity moves heaven; if one is truly sincere about achieving something, one shall attain it Wikipedia link: Mencius
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