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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 凶事 (“calamity, misfortune”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | hyungsa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyungsa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hyungsa |
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| Yale Romanization? | hyungsa |
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Noun
흉사 • (hyungsa) (hanja 凶事/兇事)
- an ill-omened event; disaster, misfortune; an untoward incident
- 그해 여름에는 마을에 전염병이 도는 흉사가 생겼다. ― Geuhae yeoreum-e-neun ma'eur-e jeonyeombyeong-i doneun hyungsa-ga saenggyeotda. ― In the summer of that year, an epidemic spread misfortune throughout the village.