광음사전

Korean

Etymology

From Hanja 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

IPA^(key)[kwa̠ŋɯmsʰa̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]
Phonetic Hangul[광음사전]

Revised Romanization^?	gwang-eumsajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gwang-eumsajeon
McCune–Reischauer^?	kwangŭmsajŏn
Yale Romanization^?	kwang.umsacen

Proverb

광음사전 • (gwang-eumsajeon) (hanja 光陰似箭)

time flies like an arrow, (literally, time and tide are like an arrow)
- 韋莊 (c. 836-910) 關河道中 (唐詩)
  槐陌蟬聲柳市風, 驛樓高倚夕陽東。
  
  往來千里路長在, 聚散十年人不同。
  
  但見時光流似箭, 豈知天道曲如弓。
  
  平生志業匡堯舜, 又擬滄浪學釣翁。

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.

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