사태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事態 (“situation (especially negative); state of affairs; circumstances”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	satae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	satae
McCune–Reischauer?	sat'ae
Yale Romanization?	sā.thay

Noun

사태 • (satae) (hanja 事態)

1. situation (especially negative); state of affairs; circumstances