촌각을 다투다

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nɡa̠ɡɯɭ ta̠tʰuda̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [촌(ː)가글 다투다]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chon'gageul datuda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chongag'eul datuda
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'on'gagŭl tat'uda
Yale Romanization?	chōnkak.ul ta.thwuta

Idiom

촌각을 다투다 • (chon'gag-eul datuda) (hanja 寸刻을 다투다)

1. to be a race against time, to be very urgent
   • 2017, 손보경, 정심심 멘탈 클리닉‎^[1], 로맨스토리 [romaenseutori]:

     응급실에서 촌각을 다투고 있던 환자가 급하게 어디론가 옮겨진 후에야 류의 입술이 천천히 움직였다.

     Eunggeupsir-eseo chon'gag-eul datugo itdeon hwanja-ga geuphage eodiron'ga omgyeo-jin hu-e-ya Ryu-ui ipsur-i cheoncheonhi umjigyeotda.

     Only after the patient who was in a race against time in the emergency room was urgently moved somewhere else did Ryu's lips slowly move.

   • 2023, 고고로씨, 나를 증오하는 당신을 위하여 2 [nareul jeung'ohaneun dangsineul wihayeo 2]‎^[2], 퀸즈컬렉션 [kwinjeukeolleksyeon]:

     송구합니다. 워낙 촌각을 다투는 일이라 이렇게 찾아뵙게 되었습니다.

     Songguhamnida. Wonak chon'gag-eul datuneun ir-ira ireoke chaja-boepge doeeotseumnida.

     I beg your pardon. I came to see [His Majesty] because it was such an urgent matter.