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.
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