콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다

Korean

Etymology

Literally, “If you plant soybeans, you get soybeans. If you plant red beans, you get red beans.”

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰo̞ŋ ɕʰi(ː)mɯn te̞ kʰo̞ŋ na̠ɡo̞ pʰa̠t̚ ɕʰi(ː)mɯn te̞ pʰa̠t̚ na̠nda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [콩 시(ː)믄 데 콩 나고 팓 시(ː)믄 데 팓 난다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kong sim'eun de kong nago pat sim'eun de pat nanda
McCune–Reischauer?	k'ong simŭn te k'ong nago p'at simŭn te p'at nanda
Yale Romanization?	khong sīm.un tey khong nako phath sīm.un tey phath nanta

Proverb

콩 심은 데 콩 나고 팥 심은 데 팥 난다 • (kong simeun de kong nago pat simeun de pat nanda)

1. As you sow, so shall you reap.