똥 묻은 개가 겨 묻은 개 나무란다

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proverb

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

  1. pot calling the kettle black

Synonyms

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