갗에서 좀 난다

Korean

Etymology

From 갗 (gat, “leather”) +‎ 에서 (-eseo, “on”) +‎ 좀 (jom, “moth”) +‎ 난다 (nanda, “to be born”). Literally meaning "the moths [that feed] on the leather are born from [the leather]."

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠t͡ɕʰe̞sʰʌ̹ t͡ɕo̞m na̠nda̠]
Phonetic hangul: [가체서 좀 난다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gacheseo jom nanda
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gach'eseo jom nanda
McCune–Reischauer^?	kach'esŏ chom nanda
Yale Romanization^?	kach.eyse com nanta

Proverb

갗 에서 좀 난다 • (gach-eseo jom nanda)

the root of the issue (or problem) can be found within itself