눈 가리고 아웅

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Korean

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Etymology

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The idiom preserves 아웅 (aung) for "peekaboo", now dated or archaic, instead of the more current 까꿍 (kkakkung).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nun garigo aung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nun galigo aung
McCune–Reischauer?nun karigo aung
Yale Romanization?nwun kaliko awung

Noun

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가리고 아웅 (nun garigo aung)

  1. (idiomatic) "peekaboo while covering one's eyes":
    1. an unconvincing and often condescending attempt to deceive someone
    2. burying one's head in the sand