뜬 쉐가 울 넘나

Jeju

Etymology

Literally, "Slow cows jump over fences (too)." Used when describing that even the least active people can attempt unexpected feats as well. Compare Korean 뜬 소 울 넘는다 (tteun so ul neomneunda).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͈ɨn sweka ul nəmna⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͈ɨn sʰweɡa̠ uɭ nəmna̠]
Phonetic hangul: [뜬 쉐가 울 넘나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	tteun swega ul neomna
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	tteun swega ul neomna
Yale Romanization^?	ttun sweyka wul nemna

Proverb

뜬 쉐 가 울 넘나 (tteun swe-ga ul neomna)

appearances are deceptive, you can't judge a book by its cover

References

“뜬 쉐가 울 넘나”, in Jeju Proverb Dictionary‎^[1], Jeju Special Self-Governing Province