등잔 밑이 어둡고 이웃집이 멀다

Korean

Etymology

Literally, "it is dark under the oil lamp, and the neighbor's house is far".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n mit͡ɕʰi ʌ̹dup̚k͈o̞ iut̚t͡ɕ͈ibi mɘ(ː)ɭda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [등잔 미치 어둡꼬 이욷찌비 멀(ː)다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?deungjan michi eodupgo iutjibi meolda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?deungjan mit'i eodubgo iusjib'i meolda
McCune–Reischauer?tŭngjan mich'i ŏdupko iutchibi mŏlda
Yale Romanization?tungcan mith.i etwupko iwuscip.i mēlta

Proverb

등잔 밑이 어둡고 이웃집이 멀다 • (deungjan mic-hi eodup-go iutjib-i meolda)

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

Synonyms

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