Wiktionary

뜬 쉐가 울 넘나

Jeju edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "Slow cows jump over fences (too)." Used when describing that even the least active people can attempt unexpected feats as well. Compare Korean 뜬 소 울 넘는다 (tteun so ul neomneunda).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͈ɨn sweka ul nəmna⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͈ɨn sʰweɡa̠ uɭ nəmna̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뜬 쉐가 울 넘나]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tteun swega ul neomna
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tteun swega ul neomna
Yale Romanization?ttun sweyka wul nemna

Proverb edit

뜬 쉐가 울 넘나 (tteun swe-ga ul neomna)

  1. appearances are deceptive, you can't judge a book by its cover

References edit

  • “뜬 쉐가 울 넘나”, in Jeju Proverb Dictionary‎[1], Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
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