물 만난 고기

Korean

Etymology

Literally "a fish meeting water", compare Chinese 如魚得水／如鱼得水 (rúyúdéshuǐ) and Japanese 水(みず)を得(え)た魚(うお) (mizu o eta uo)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [muɭ ma̠nna̠n ko̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [물 만난 고기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mul mannan gogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mul mannan gogi
McCune–Reischauer?mul mannan kogi
Yale Romanization?mul mannan koki

Idiom

물 만난 고기 • (mul mannan gogi)

  1. (idiomatic) to find oneself in a suitable environment where one can perform well, up someone's alley, in one's element
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