콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “If you plant soybeans, you get soybeans. If you plant red beans, you get red beans.”
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʰo̞ŋ ɕʰi(ː)mɯn te̞ kʰo̞ŋ na̠ɡo̞ pʰa̠t̚ ɕʰi(ː)mɯn te̞ pʰa̠t̚ na̠nda̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [콩 시(ː)믄 데 콩 나고 팓 시(ː)믄 데 팓 난다]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | kong sim'eun de kong nago pat sim'eun de pat nanda |
| McCune–Reischauer? | k'ong simŭn te k'ong nago p'at simŭn te p'at nanda |
| Yale Romanization? | khong sīm.un tey khong nako phath sīm.un tey phath nanta |
Proverb edit
콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다 • (kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda)