수면제

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 睡眠 (“sleep”) + 劑 (“concoction”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰumjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [수면제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sumyeonje
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sumyeonje
McCune–Reischauer^?	sumyŏnje
Yale Romanization^?	swumyen.cey

Noun

수면제 • (sumyeonje) (hanja 睡眠劑)

(medicine) a soporific; a sleeping pill
- 1964, 김승옥／金承鈺 [Kim Seung-ok], 무진기행／霧津記行 [A Trip to Mujin]:
  
  저런 여자 들 이 먹는 건 청산가립 니다. 수면제 몇 알 먹고 떠들썩한 연극 같은 건 안 하지요. 그것 만 은 고마운 일 이지만.
  Jeoreon yeoja-deur-i meongneun geon cheongsan'garim-nida. sumyeonje myeot al meokgo tteodeulsseok-han yeon'geuk gateun geon an hajiyo. Geugeon-man-eun gomaun ir-ijiman.
  It's cyanide, that women like these take. They won't set off a ruckus with just a few sleeping pills. We're grateful for that, at least.

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