세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of 세월부대인(歲月不待人) (sewolbudaein), ultimately from a verse of the fifth-century Chinese poet Tao Yuanming.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)wʌ̹ɾɯn sʰa̠(ː)ɾa̠mɯɭ kida̠ɾjʌ̹ t͡ɕud͡ʑi a̠nnɯnda̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)워른 사(ː)라믈 기다려 주지 안는다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seworeun sarameul gidaryeo juji anneunda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sewol'eun salam'eul gidalyeo juji anhneunda
McCune–Reischauer?sewŏrŭn saramŭl kidaryŏ chuji annŭnda
Yale Romanization?sēywel.un sālam.ul kitalye cwuci anhnunta

Proverb

세월은 사람을 기다려 주지 않는다 • (sewor-eun saram-eul gidaryeo juji anneunda)

  1. time and tide wait for no man

Synonyms

See also
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