Korean

Proverb

광음사전 • ‎(gwang-eumsajeon) (光陰似箭, gwang-eum-sa-jeon)

1. time flies like an arrow, (literally, time and tide are like an arrow)
   • 韋莊 (c. 836-910) 關河道中 (唐詩) ^[1]

     槐陌蟬聲柳市風, 驛樓高倚夕陽東。

     往來千里路長在, 聚散十年人不同。

     但見時光流似箭, 豈知天道曲如弓。

     平生志業匡堯舜, 又擬滄浪學釣翁。

Alternative forms

• 시광유사전 ‎(時光流似箭, si-gwang-yu-sa-jeon) (original)
• 광음여전 ‎(光陰如箭, gwang-eum-yeo-jeon)

Synonyms

• 광음여류 ‎(光陰如流, gwang-eum-yeo-ryu)
• 세월여류 ‎(歲月如流, se-wol-yeo-ryu)

See also

• 세월부대인 ‎(歲月不待人, se-wol-bu-dae-in) time and tide wait for no man.
• 세월불요인 ‎(歲月不饒人, se-wol-bul-yo-in) time and tide are generous to no man.
• 천지불인 ‎(天地不仁, cheon-ji-bul-in) nature is not merciful.

References

1. ↑ http://www.zwbk.org/zh-tw/Lemma_Show/26496.aspx