누워서 떡 먹기

Korean

떡 (tteok).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nuwʌ̹sʰʌ̹ t͈ʌ̹ŋmʌ̹k̚k͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [누워서 떵먹끼]

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

Idiom

누워서 떡 먹기 • (nuwoseo tteok meokgi)

1. an easily accomplished task; a piece of cake; a walk in the park

See also

• 식은 죽 먹기 (sigeun juk meokgi)