사실

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事實, from 事 (“affair”) + 實 (“fact”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰiɭ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)실]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasil
McCune–Reischauer?	sasil
Yale Romanization?	sāsil

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 사실의 / 사실에 / 사실까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

사실 • (sasil) (hanja 事實)

1. fact, reality, truth

Adverb

사실 • (sasil) (hanja 事實)

1. in fact, actually