釀蜜

釀⫽蜜 (verb-object)

1. (of honeybees) to make honey

   • 蠶吐絲，蜂釀蜜。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     蚕吐丝，蜂酿蜜。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Three Character Classic, circa 13^th century CE

     Cán tùsī, fēng niàngmì. [Pinyin]

     The silkworm produces silk, the bee makes honey.

   • 蜂之釀蜜，不擇花，蜂若擇花，蜜必不成。爲詩亦猶是也。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 《雅亭遺稿》 by Yi Deokmu, 1700s

     봉지양밀^(엔) 불택화^(하니) 봉약택화^(하면) 밀필불성^(이라). 위시역유시야^(니라)
     Bong ji yangmir[-en], bul taek hwa[-hani], bong yak taek hwa[-hamyeon] mil pil bulseong[-ira]. Wi si yeok yu si ya[-nira]. [Sino-Korean]

     When bees make honey, they do not discriminate between flowers; if they did so, they would fail to make the honey. Such is composing poetry.

釀蜜 • (yangmil) (hangeul 양밀)

1. Hanja form^? of 양밀 (“(of honeybees) making honey”).