호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 호랑이도 제말하면 온다 (horang'ido jemalhamyeon onda)
• 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다더니 (horang'ido je mal hamyeon ondadeoni)

Etymology

From 호랑(虎狼)이 (horang'i, “tiger”) +‎ 도 (-do) +‎ 제 (je, “he, she”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word, speech”) +‎ 하면 (hamyeon, “to do”) +‎ 온다 (onda, “come, arrive”), literally "the tiger comes when he is spoken about".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ɾa̠ŋido̞ t͡ɕe̞ ma̠ɭ ha̠mjʌ̹n o̞nda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	horang'ido je mal hamyeon onda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	holang'ido je mal hamyeon onda
McCune–Reischauer?	horangido che mal hamyŏn onda
Yale Romanization?	holangito cey mal hamyen onta

Idiom

호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 • (horang'i-do je mal hamyeon onda)

1. speak of the devil (speak of the devil and he shall appear)
2. are your ears burning?
3. (adverb) on cue