T024

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 Name (Hangeul)Name (Hanja)Name (English)Name (Revised Romanization)Name (McCune–Reischauer Romanization)Name (Pinyin Romanization)PartsDescription
T024소나무pinelongevity and endurance; moral integrity and uprightness
 Text TypeTextAuthorAuthor
M057PoemAt the edge of a rock, a pine ages under a crescent moon. At the sky’s end, clouds descend on a thousand crags below.Chŏng Chisang
M089PoemClouds have cleared away in the sky. Now the moon shines on.

The crane resting in its pine nest cannot contain this pure sight. In the mountain full of gibbons and birds, few understand your sound.

Fanning the fluttering feathers, you alone cry in midnight.
Ch’oe Cha