사연

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事緣, from 事 (“matter, affair”) + 緣 (“cause”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 事緣)

  1. story
  2. situation, circumstances
    Synonyms: 사정(事情), 연고(緣故)
  3. reason, grounds
    Synonym: 까닭 (kkadak)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 辭 (“diction, speech”) + 緣 (“cause”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 辭緣)

  1. content of a letter or of speech

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 筵 (“mat”)

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?sayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayeon
McCune–Reischauer?sayŏn
Yale Romanization?sā.yen

Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 四筵)

  1. all the people around oneself

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 私 (“private”) + 緣 (“cause”)

Pronunciation

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Revised Romanization?sayeon
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McCune–Reischauer?sayŏn
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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 私緣)

  1. private relationship
    Synonym: 구연(舊緣)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 使然, from 使 (“cause, make”) + 然 (“cause, become”)

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?sayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayeon
McCune–Reischauer?sayŏn
Yale Romanization?sā.yen

Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 使然)

  1. order, command
    Synonym: 사역(使役)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 社 (“social”) + 燕 (“swallow”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 社燕)

  1. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 師 (“craftsman, teacher”) + 椽 (“rafter”)

Pronunciation

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Revised Romanization?sayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayeon
McCune–Reischauer?sayŏn
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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 師椽)

  1. a type of rafter

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 詞 (“word”) + 筵 (“mat”)

Pronunciation

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Revised Romanization?sayeon
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Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 詞筵)

  1. where writers gather

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 賜宴, from 賜 (“bestow, bless, give”) + 宴 (“feast, banquet”)

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?sayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sayeon
McCune–Reischauer?sayŏn
Yale Romanization?sā.yen

Noun

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 賜宴)

  1. holding a royal banquet with one's subjects
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