누워서 떡 먹기

누워서 떡 먹기

Korean

떡 (tteok).

Etymology

Literally, “eating tteok (rice cakes) while lying down”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[nuwʌ̹sʰʌ̹ t͈ʌ̹ŋmʌ̹k̚k͈i]
• Phonetic Hangul[누워서 떵먹끼]

Revised Romanization? nuwoseo tteongmeokgi Revised Romanization (translit.)? nuwoseo tteogmeoggi McCune–Reischauer? nuwŏsŏ ttŏngmŏkki Yale Romanization? nwuwese ttekmekqki

Proverb

누워서 떡 먹기 • (nuwoseo tteok meokgi)

1. (figuratively) An easily accomplished task; a piece of cake; a walk in the park.