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Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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사정 (sajeong) (hanja 事情)

  1. condition or status of something, or the reason for that
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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사정 (sajeong) (hanja 射精)

  1. (physiology) ejaculation
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