사주팔자
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 四柱八字, from 四 (“four”) + 柱 (“pillar”) + 八字 (“eight characters”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑupʰa̠ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)주팔짜]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sajupalja |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sajupalja |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sajup'alcha |
| Yale Romanization? | sācwu.phalqca |