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
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