낫 놓고 기역 자도 모른다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠t̚ no̞kʰo̞ kijʌ̹k̚ t͡ɕa̠do̞ mo̞ɾɯnda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [낟 노코 기역 자도 모른다]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nat noko giyeok jado moreunda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nas nohgo giyeog jado moleunda
McCune–Reischauer?	nat nok'o kiyŏk chado morŭnda
Yale Romanization?	nas nohko kiyek cato molunta

Proverb

낫 놓고 기역 자도 모른다 • (nat no-ko giyeok ja-do moreunda)

1. Literally, “Even if a sickle [which is shaped like the letter giyeok or "ㄱ"] were planted [in the ground], you wouldn't recognise or see it resembles the letter giyeok.”: hence, Used to indicate that one is very clueless or ignorant