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
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