Word details
하루살이
- Pronunciation
- 하루사리
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- none
mayfly; dayfly
An insect, flying around in swarms in the evening in summer, which lives only a few hours or up to a few days.
living hand to mouth; earning a scanty living; making ends meet
The act of barely managing to support oneself or earn a living; or a person living in such a situation.
ephemeral; dayfly
(figurative) An extremely short-lived creature, life, regime, etc.