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Korean
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
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| Revised Romanization? | horang'ido je mal hamyeon onda |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | holang'ido je mal hamyeon onda |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | horangido che mal hamyŏn onda |
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| Yale Romanization? | holangito cey mal hamyen onta |
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Idiom
호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다 • (horang'i-do je mal hamyeon onda)
- speak of the devil (speak of the devil and he shall appear)
- are your ears burning?
- (adverb) on cue