자구다복

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自求多福, from the Classic of Poetry, a collection of ancient Chinese poems from the early first millennium B.C.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡuda̠bo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [자구다복]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagudabok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagudabog
McCune–Reischauer?chagudabok
Yale Romanization?cakwutapok

Noun

자구다복 • (jagudabok) (hanja 自求多福)

  1. (set phrase from Classical Chinese) heaven helps those who help themselves
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