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어멍은 베 고팡 죽곡, 아인 베 터졍 죽곡

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Etymology

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Literally, "A mother dies from being hungry, while her child dies from a stomach too full."

Pronunciation

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  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽əməŋɨn pe kopʰaŋ t͡ɕukkok ain pe tʰət͡ɕjəŋ t͡ɕukkok⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [əməŋɨn pe kopʰa̠ŋ t͡ɕuk̚k͈ok̚ a̠in pe tʰəd͡ʑəŋ t͡ɕuk̚k͈ok̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ ]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eomeong'eun be gopang jukgok ain be teojeong jukgok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eomeong'eun be gopang juggog ain be teojyeong juggog
Yale Romanization?emeng.un pey kwophang cwuk.kwok ain pey thecyeng cwuk.kwok

Proverb

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어멍 고팡 죽곡, 아인 터졍 죽곡. (Eomeong'eun be gopang jukgok, ain be teojeong jukgok.)

  1. A mother will always put her child's needs first. One should always respect one's mother's efforts.

References

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  • 어멍은 배 고팡 죽곡, 아읜 베 터졍 죽곡.”, in 제주방언 속담사전 문화/역사 [jejubang'eon sokdamsajeon - munhwa/yeoksa, Jeju Proverb Dictionary - Culture/History]‎[1] (in Korean), 제주특별자치도 [jejuteukbyeoljachido], 2019

Further reading

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  • 김길웅 [gimgirung] (2022 November 12) “어멍은 배고팡 죽곡, 아인 배 터졍 죽나 [eomeong'eun baegopang jukgok, ain bae teojeong jungna]”, in 제주의 소리 [jejuui sori, The Sounds of Jeju]‎[2] (in Korean)