사생

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 寫生, from 寫 (“draw, sketch”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사생/사셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sasaeng
Yale Romanization?	sasayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 寫生)

1. sketching, drawing from nature

Derived terms

• 사생하다 (sasaenghada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 私生, from 私 (“secret, private”) + 生 (“birth, life”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠sʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사생/사셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sasaeng
Yale Romanization?	sasayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 私生)

1. illegitimate birth
2. private life, personal life

Derived terms

• 사생자 (私生子, sasaengja, “illegitimate child”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 死生, from 死 (“death”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	sasaeng
Yale Romanization?	sāsayng

Noun

사생 • (sasaeng) (hanja 死生)

1. life and/or death