like, as
Expresses similarity or metaphor, can be translated as "like" in English
처럼 expresses that some action or thing appears the same or very similar to the preceding noun. It corresponds to 'like' or 'as ... as' in English.
처럼/같이 are often used in Korean to express characteristics metaphorically by comparing them to animals or other things in nature. Thus you will often encounter the following figures of speech used to describe people: someone scary is 호랑이처럼 무섭다, someone cute is 토기처럼 귀엽다, someone slow to act is 거북이처럼 느리다, someone overweight is 돼지처럼 뚱뚱하다 and someone generous is 바다처럼 마음이 넓다.
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