사정

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事情, from (affair) + (status).

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?sajeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeong
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏng
Yale Romanization?sāceng

Noun

사정 (sajeong) (hanja 事情)

  1. condition or status of something, or the reason for that

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 射精, from (shoot) + (semen).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeong
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏng
Yale Romanization?saceng

Noun

사정 (sajeong) (hanja 射精)

  1. (physiology) ejaculation