한국말은 끝까지 들어봐야 한다
Korean
Etymology
Probably a recent coinage influenced by modern linguistic concepts such as head-finality.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)nɡuŋma̠ɾɯn k͈ɯt̚k͈a̠d͡ʑi tɯɾʌ̹bwa̠ja̠ ha̠nda̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [한(ː)궁마른 끋까지 드러봐야 한다]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | han'gungmareun kkeutkkaji deureobwaya handa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hangugmal'eun kkeutkkaji deul'eobwaya handa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | han'gungmarŭn kkŭtkkaji tŭrŏbwaya handa |
| Yale Romanization? | hānkwukmal.un kkuthkkaci tul.epwa.ya hanta |
Proverb
한국말은 끝까지 들어봐야 한다 • (han'gungmar-eun kkeut-kkaji deureobwaya handa)
- "In the Korean language, one must listen until the end"; one should listen to everything that others have to say before responding or making judgments