순식간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 瞬息間.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰunɕʰik̚k͈a̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [순식깐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sunsikgan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sunsiggan
McCune–Reischauer?	sunsikkan
Yale Romanization?	swunsik.kan

Noun

순식간 • (sunsikgan) (hanja 瞬息間)

1. the blink of an eye, an instant of time
   • 2022 October 30, Song Bok-gyu, Yun Yewon, Chosun Biz‎^[1]:

     순식간에 비명과 울음이 가득한 아비규환의 현장으로 뒤바뀌었다.

     Sunsikgan-e bimyeong-gwa ureum-i gadeukhan abigyuhwan-ui hyeonjang-euro dwibakkwieotda.

     In the blink of an eye, it turned into a scene of hell on earth, filled with screaming and weeping.