원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, "even monkeys fall from trees". Compare Japanese 猿も木から落ちる.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹nsʰuŋido̞ na̠mue̞sʰʌ̹ t͈ʌ̹ɾʌ̹d͡ʑinda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [원숭이도 나무에서 떠러진다]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsung'ido namueseo tteoreojinda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsung'ido namueseo tteol'eojinda
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsungido namuesŏ ttŏrŏjinda
Yale Romanization?wenswungito namueyse ttel.ecinta

Proverb

원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다 • (wonsung'ido namueseo tteoreojinda)

  1. even Homer nods (even experts make mistakes)
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