세월부대인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 歲月不待人, from a verse by the fifth-century Chinese poet Tao Yuanming.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭbudɛin] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɭbude̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)월부대인/세(ː)월부데인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sewolbudaein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sewolbudaein
McCune–Reischauer?	sewŏlbudaein
Yale Romanization?	sēywel.putayin

Noun

세월부대인 • (sewolbudaein) (hanja 歲月不待人)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) time and tide wait for no man

Synonyms

• 세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다 (seworeun sarameul gidaryeo juji anneunda)

See also

• 세월여류 (歲月如流, seworyeoryu)
• 광음사전 (光陰似箭, gwang'eumsajeon)