세 살 버릇 여든까지 간다

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Korean

Etymology

Literally, "a habit at the age of three continues to eighty". Attested in the proverb collection 이담속찬/耳談續纂, 1820.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?se sal beoreut yeodeunkkaji ganda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?se sal beoleus yeodeunkkaji ganda
McCune–Reischauer?se sal pŏrŭt yŏdŭnkkaji kanda
Yale Romanization?sey sal pelus yetunkkaci kanta

Proverb

버릇 여든까지 간다 (se sal beoreut yeodeun-kkaji ganda)

  1. old habits die hard