Bojihwayangdong buralsongseonsaeng

Bojihwayangdong buralsongseonsaeng () is a bilingual pun in Classical Chinese and Korean. It is part of the literature of the Joseon period of Korea. It has historically been used as a source of humour in Korean.송 정승과 허 정승에 얽힌 화양동 일화:향토문화자원  "Folk Cultural Resources: The Tangled Anecdote of Minister Song and Minister Heo at Hwayang-dong" 

When Heo Mok was ordered to attend the academy of the more senior scholar Song Siyeol at Hwayang-dong, he made the journey. Once he got there, he was forced to wait for a long time. Then he found out the appointment had been cancelled. Heo Mok angrily stated "bojihwayangdong buralsongseonsaeng". In Classical Chinese, the statement means "Walked to Hwayang-dong; did not see teacher Song", but in native Korean, boji () refers to "female genitals", while bural () means "testicles", making the expression additionally mean "cunt Hwayang-dong; testicles teacher Song".

References

Sources
 정운채, 강미정 외, 문학치료 서사사전 2:설화편(서사와문학치료연구소 문학치료총서 3) (문학과 치료, 2009년)

Other websites
 송 정승과 허 정승에 얽힌 화양동 일화:향토문화자원  "Folk Cultural Resources: The Tangled Anecdote of Minister Song and Minister Heo at Hwayang-dong" 
 화양구곡과 우암 송시열  "Hwayang Gugok and Song Si-yeol" 

Category:History of Korea
Category:Figures of speech