사생

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 寫生, from 寫 (“draw, sketch”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sasaeng
Yale Romanization?sasayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 寫生)

  1. sketching, drawing from nature
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私生, from 私 (“secret, private”) + 生 (“birth, life”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sasaeng
Yale Romanization?sasayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 私生)

  1. illegitimate birth
  2. private life, personal life
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 死生, from 死 (“death”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sasaeng
Yale Romanization?sāsayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 死生)

  1. life and/or death
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