등잔 뒤가 밝다

Korean

Etymology

Literally, "it is bright behind the oil lamp".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n tɥi(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠] ~ [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n ty(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [등잔 뒤(ː)가 박따]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deungjan dwiga bakda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deungjan dwiga balgda
McCune–Reischauer?tŭngjan twiga pakta
Yale Romanization?tungcan twīka palkta

Proverb

등잔 뒤가 밝다 • (deungjan dwi-ga bakda)

  1. (North Korea) the darkest place is under the candlestick

Synonyms

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