등잔 뒤가 밝다 in Korean

IPA: [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n tɥi(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul], [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n ty(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: deungjan dwi-ga bakda [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, "it is bright behind the oil lamp". Head templates: {{head|ko|proverb|head=등잔 뒤-가 밝다}} 등잔 뒤가 밝다 • (deungjan dwi-ga bakda)

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  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"it is bright behind the oil lamp\".",
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        "the darkest place is under the candlestick"
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        "(North Korea) the darkest place is under the candlestick"
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          "roman": "deungjan mich-i eodupda",
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          ],
          "word": "등잔 밑이 어둡다"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "[tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n tɥi(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n ty(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "등잔뒤(ː)가박따"
    },
    {
      "other": "[등잔뒤(ː)가박따]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "등잔 뒤가 밝다"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"it is bright behind the oil lamp\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deungjan dwi-ga bakda",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ko",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "등잔 뒤-가 밝다"
      },
      "expansion": "등잔 뒤가 밝다 • (deungjan dwi-ga bakda)",
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        "(North Korea) the darkest place is under the candlestick"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "North-Korea"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n tɥi(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n ty(ː)ɡa̠ pa̠k̚t͈a̠]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "등잔뒤(ː)가박따"
    },
    {
      "other": "[등잔뒤(ː)가박따]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "deungjan mich-i eodupda",
      "tags": [
        "South-Korea"
      ],
      "word": "등잔 밑이 어둡다"
    }
  ],
  "word": "등잔 뒤가 밝다"
}

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"등잔 뒤가 밝다" meaning in Korean

Proverb