식은 죽 먹기

Korean

Etymology

Literally, “eating juk that has cooled down”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰiɡɯn t͡ɕuŋmʌ̹k̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [시근 중먹끼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sigeun jungmeokgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sig'eun jugmeoggi
McCune–Reischauer?	sigŭn chungmŏkki
Yale Romanization?	sik.un cwukmek.ki

Idiom

식은 죽 먹기 • (sigeun juk meokgi)

1. doing something easily and without hesitation; taking candy from a baby; a piece of cake; a cakewalk

See also

• 누워서 떡 먹기 (nuwoseo tteok meokgi)