순식간

Korean

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

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 瞬息間.

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:
      순식간에 비명과 울음이 가득한 아비규환의 현장으로 뒤바뀌었다.
      Sunsikgane bimyeonggwa ureumi gadeukhan abigyuhwanui hyeonjang'euro dwibakkwieotda.
      In the blink of an eye, it turned into a scene of hell on earth, filled with screaming and weeping.
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