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

• 시광유사전 (時光流似箭, sigwang'yusajeon) (original)
• 광음여전 (光陰如箭, gwang'eumyeojeon)

Synonyms

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

See also

• 세월부대인 (歲月不待人, sewolbudaein) time and tide wait for no man.
• 세월불요인 (歲月不饒人, sewolburyoin) time and tide are generous to no man.
• 천지불인 (天地不仁, cheonjiburin) nature is not merciful.