위급존망지추

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 危急 (“desperate situation”) + 存亡 (“life-or-death”) + 之 (“'s”) + 秋 (“autumn; moment”). From the Chu Shi Biao by Zhuge Liang.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɥiɡɯp̚t͡ɕ͈o̞nma̠ŋd͡ʑit͡ɕʰu] ~ [yɡɯp̚t͡ɕ͈o̞nma̠ŋd͡ʑit͡ɕʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [위급쫀망지추]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wigeupjonmangjichu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wigeubjonmangjichu
McCune–Reischauer?wigŭpchonmangjich'u
Yale Romanization?wikupconmangci.chwu

Noun

위급존망지추 • (wigeupjonmangjichu) (hanja 危急存亡之秋)

  1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) critical moment determining something's survival
    적군이 지척에 접근해 있습니다. 바야흐로 지금 이 순간이 위급존망지추입니다.
    Jeokgun-i jicheog-e jeopgeunhae itseumnida. Bayaheuro jigeum i sun'gan-i wigeupjonmangjichu-imnida.
    The enemy has approached us very closely. Indeed, this very moment is the moment of life or death.
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