광음사전

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 光陰似箭, from the phrase 但見時光流似箭 (literally, "surely time and tide flow like an arrow"), as versed by Wei Zhuang (Tang Dynasty, c. 836-910) in his poem 《關河道中》.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠ŋɯmsʰa̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [광음사전]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwang'eumsajeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang'eumsajeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kwangŭmsajŏn
    Yale Romanization?kwangumsacen

    Noun

    광음사전 • (gwang'eumsajeon) (hanja 光陰似箭)

    1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) time flies like an arrow (literally, time and tide are like an arrow)

    Alternative forms

    Synonyms

    • 광음여류 (光陰如流, gwang'eumyeoryu)
    • 세월여류 (歲月如流, seworyeoryu)

    See also

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