겨 묻은 개가 똥 묻은 개를 나무란다

Korean

Etymology

Literally, "The grain husk-smeared dog scolds the dung-smeared dog".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kjʌ̹ mu(ː)dɯn kɛɡa̠ t͈o̞ŋ mu(ː)dɯn kɛɾɯɭ na̠muɾa̠nda̠] ~ [kjʌ̹ mu(ː)dɯn ke̞ɡa̠ t͈o̞ŋ mu(ː)dɯn ke̞ɾɯɭ na̠muɾa̠nda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [겨 무(ː)든 개가 똥 무(ː)든 개를 나무란다/겨 무(ː)든 게가 똥 무(ː)든 게를 나무란다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeo mudeun gaega ttong mudeun gaereul namuranda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeo mud'eun gaega ttong mud'eun gaeleul namulanda
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏ mudŭn kaega ttong mudŭn kaerŭl namuranda
Yale Romanization?kye mūt.un kayka ttong mūt.un kaylul namulanta

Proverb

겨 묻은 개가 똥 묻은 개를 나무란다 • (gyeo mudeun gae-ga ttong mudeun gae-reul namuranda)

  1. pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

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