눈 가리고 아웅

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nun ka̠ɾiɡo̞ a̠uŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [눈 가리고 아웅]

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

Noun

눈 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