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Korean
Etymology
Native Korean, literally meaning "rats hear nighttime talks and birds hear daytime talks"
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | bammareun jwiga deutgo nanmareun saega deunneunda |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bammal'eun jwiga deudgo najmal'eun saega deudneunda |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pammarŭn chwiga tŭtko nanmarŭn saega tŭnnŭnda |
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| Yale Romanization? | pammal.un cwika tutko nacmal.un sayka tutnunta |
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Proverb
밤말은 쥐가 듣고 낮말은 새가 듣는다 • (bammar-eun jwi-ga deutgo nanmar-eun sae-ga deunneunda)
- walls have ears
Usage notes
- The order of bam "nighttime" before nat "daytime" accords with 밤낮 (bamnat) "night and day" and 음양 (陰陽, eumyang) "yin and yang, dark and light," better than the alternative form vice versa.