등잔 밑이 어둡다 in Korean

IPA: [tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n mit͡ɕʰi ʌ̹dup̚t͈a̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: deungjan mich-i eodupda [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, "it is dark under the oil lamp". Head templates: {{head|ko|proverb|head=등잔 밑-이 어둡다}} 등잔 밑이 어둡다 • (deungjan mich-i eodupda)

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          "roman": "deungjan dwi-ga bakda",
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            "North-Korea"
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          "word": "등잔 뒤가 밝다"
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    },
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      "hangeul": "등잔미치어둡따"
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      "other": "[등잔미치어둡따]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "등잔 밑이 어둡다"
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{
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"it is dark under the oil lamp\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "deungjan mich-i eodupda",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
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      "glosses": [
        "the darkest place is under the candlestick"
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "[tɯŋd͡ʑa̠n mit͡ɕʰi ʌ̹dup̚t͈a̠]",
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        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "등잔미치어둡따"
    },
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  ],
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    {
      "roman": "deungjan dwi-ga bakda",
      "tags": [
        "North-Korea"
      ],
      "word": "등잔 뒤가 밝다"
    }
  ],
  "word": "등잔 밑이 어둡다"
}

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"등잔 밑이 어둡다" meaning in Korean

Proverb