사고팔고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 苦 (“suffering”) + 八 (“eight”) + 苦 (“suffering”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡo̞pʰa̠ɭɡo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)고팔고]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagopalgo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagopalgo
McCune–Reischauer?	sagop'algo
Yale Romanization?	sāko.phal.ko

Noun

사고팔고 • (sagopalgo) (hanja 四苦八苦)

1. (Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering