사연

Sino-Korean word from 事緣, from 事 (“matter, affair”) + 緣 (“cause”)

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

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 事緣)

1. story
2. situation, circumstances

   Synonyms: 사정(事情), 연고(緣故)

3. reason, grounds

   Synonym: 까닭 (kkadak)

Sino-Korean word from 辭 (“diction, speech”) + 緣 (“cause”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사연]

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 辭緣)

1. content of a letter or of speech

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 筵 (“mat”)

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

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 四筵)

1. all the people around oneself

Sino-Korean word from 私 (“private”) + 緣 (“cause”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사연]

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 私緣)

1. private relationship

   Synonym: 구연(舊緣)

Sino-Korean word from 使然, from 使 (“cause, make”) + 然 (“cause, become”)

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

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 使然)

1. order, command

   Synonym: 사역(使役)

Sino-Korean word from 社 (“social”) + 燕 (“swallow”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사연]

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 社燕)

1. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Sino-Korean word from 師 (“craftsman, teacher”) + 椽 (“rafter”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사연]

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 師椽)

1. a type of rafter

Sino-Korean word from 詞 (“word”) + 筵 (“mat”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사연]

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 詞筵)

1. where writers gather

Sino-Korean word from 賜宴, from 賜 (“bestow, bless, give”) + 宴 (“feast, banquet”)

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

사연 • (sayeon) (hanja 賜宴)

1. holding a royal banquet with one's subjects