수면제
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 睡眠 (“sleep”) + 劑 (“concoction”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰumjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [수면제]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sumyeonje |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sumyeonje |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sumyŏnje |
| Yale Romanization? | swumyen.cey |
Noun
수면제 • (sumyeonje) (hanja 睡眠劑)
- (medicine) a soporific; a sleeping pill
- 1964, 김승옥／金承鈺 [Kim Seung-ok], 무진기행／霧津記行 [A Trip to Mujin]:
- 저런 여자들이 먹는 건 청산가립니다. 수면제 몇 알 먹고 떠들썩한 연극 같은 건 안 하지요. 그것만은 고마운 일이지만.
- Jeoreon yeoja-deur-i meongneun geon cheongsan'garim-nida. Sumyeonje myeot al meokgo tteodeulsseok-han yeon'geuk gateun geon an hajiyo. Geugeon-man-eun gomaun ir-ijiman.
- It's cyanide, that women like these take. They won't set off a ruckus with just a few sleeping pills. We're grateful for that, at least.