白象

白象

The Korean word "白象" (백상) refers to a "white elephant."

In this sentence, '백상' refers to the concept and literal meaning of a white elephant, introducing the term and its possible usages in different contexts.

백상의 의미는 상황에 따라 달라질 수 있습니다.

The meaning of 백상 (white elephant) can vary depending on the situation.

Here, '백상' is employed metaphorically to describe something valuable in the past but considered burdensome or useless now.

그 백상은 지금은 쓸모없지만, 과거에는 귀중한 보물로 여겨졌어요.

That white elephant is useless now, but it used to be considered a precious treasure in the past.

This use of '백상' adopts its idiomatic meaning in English and Korean, referring to something costly and problematic to maintain.

우리 팀은 그 프로젝트를 백상으로 간주하기로 했습니다.

Our team decided to regard the project as a white elephant.