촌각을 다투다寸刻을 다투다 (마디 촌, 새길 각)
chon'gag-eul datuda
ENto be a race against time, to be very urgent
표현
Ne'e sala? Hatete mai ami / 틀렸나요? 알려 주세요
응급실에서 촌각을 다투고 있던 환자가 급하게 어디론가 옮겨진 후에야 류의 입술이 천천히 움직였다.
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.
송구합니다. 워낙 촌각을 다투는 일이라 이렇게 찾아뵙게 되었습니다.
I beg your pardon. I came to see [His Majesty] because it was such an urgent matter.