Korean slang profile
삼한 사미
samhan sami
A play on 삼한사온, “three cold days and four warm days,” describing winter weather alternating between cold and fine dust.
A play on 삼한사온, “three cold days and four warm days,” describing winter weather alternating between cold and fine dust.
- Expanded form
- 사흘은 춥고 나흘은 미세먼지사흘은 춥고 나흘은 미세먼지 (three cold days and four days of fine dust)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 10, 2015
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
일기예보를 보며 올겨울은 삼한 사미 같다고 말했다.
Looking at the forecast, I said this winter felt like 삼한 사미.
02Documented history
- 2015-12-10The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” included the expression’s definition and examples of usage.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The National Institute of Korean Language’s “2015년 신어” explains “삼한 사미” in connection with “사흘은 춥고 나흘은 미세먼지”. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation in one National Institute of Korean Language source was checked. The evidence is on PDF page 136; the older article texts re-quoted there and the first use of the expression were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2015년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 10, 2015Original source checked Nov 14, 2026