하루살이

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 하루 (haru, “one day”) +‎ 살— (sal-, “to live”) +‎ 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix).

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᄅᆞ사리〮 (Yale: hòlòsàlí).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?harusari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?halusal'i
McCune–Reischauer?harusari
Yale Romanization?halwusal.i

Noun

하루살이 • (harusari)

  1. mayfly (insect)
    Synonym: 날파리 (nalpari)
  2. living day-to-day, without future plans or money; someone who lives in such a way
  3. (figurative) something ephemeral
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