작심삼일

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 作心三日 (“making up one's mind for just three days”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠kɕ͈imsʰa̠miɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [작씸사밀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaksimsamil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagsimsam'il
McCune–Reischauer?	chaksimsamil
Yale Romanization?	cak.simsam.il

Noun

작심삼일 • (jaksimsamil) (hanja 作心三日)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) a short-lived plan or resolution

   그의 새해 결심들은 결국 작심삼일에 그쳤다.

   Geu-ui saehae gyeolsim-deur-eun gyeolguk jaksimsamir-e geucheotda.

   His new year's resolutions ended up being a failure quite quickly.