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)

(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)