Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 蛇足, from (snake) + (feet), with the implication that it is as unnecessary as drawing feet on a picture of a snake. Originally a Chinese chengyu, from a story in the ancient Chinese history Strategies of the Warring States, see 畫蛇添足画蛇添足 (huàshétiānzú) for more.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajog
McCune–Reischauer?sajok
Yale Romanization?sacok

Noun edit

사족 (sajok) (hanja 蛇足)

  1. something superfluous, unnecessary
    좋은 쓰려면 사족 걸러 합니다.
    Jo'eun geur-eul sseuryeomyeon sajog-eul geolleoya hamnida.
    To write well, one must eliminate the superfluous.
    사족으로 덧붙이자면 []
    sajogeuro deotbuchijamyeon [ ]
    just to add something superfluous []
    (used to add further information in a humble manner)

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Korean word from 四足, from (four) + (feet).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajog
McCune–Reischauer?sajok
Yale Romanization?sācok

Noun edit

사족 (sajok) (hanja 四足)

  1. (of an animal) four legs, four feet
    사족보행로봇
    sajokbohaengnobot
    quadruped robot
  2. (of a person) four limbs, arms and legs
    있으면 사족을 못 쓴다.
    Dan ge isseumyeon sajogeul mot sseunda.
    They have a sweet tooth. (idiom)
    (literally, “If there is something sweet, they cannot use their four limbs.”)

Etymology 3 edit

Sino-Korean word from 士族, from (scholar-official) + (family, lineage).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajog
McCune–Reischauer?sajok
Yale Romanization?sācok

Noun edit

사족 (sajok) (hanja 士族)

  1. (historical) a powerful aristocratic family or a scion of such a family