사행

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ɦɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠ɦe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사행/사헹]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sahaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sahaeng
McCune–Reischauer?sahaeng
Yale Romanization?sahayng

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 射倖, from 射 (“guess, allude”) + 倖 (“chance, circumstance”). See also Japanese 射倖(しゃこう) (shakō).

    Noun

    사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 射倖)

    1. speculation, being speculative
      사행을 부추기다 ― sahaen-g'eul buchugida ― to incite speculation
    Derived terms
    • 사행산업(射倖産業) (sahaengsaneop, “the gambling industry”)
    • 사행심(射倖心) (sahaengsim, “speculative mindset”)
    • 사행영화(射倖映畵) (sahaeng'yeonghwa, “an aleatory film”)
    • 사행적인 (sahaengjeogin, “aleatory, speculative, gambling”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 蛇行 (“crawl, meander”). See also Japanese 蛇行(だこう) (dakō).

      Noun

      사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 蛇行)

      1. (being) serpentine, serpiginous, snakelike, meandering
      Derived terms
      • 사행 운동(蛇行運動) (sahaeng undong, “a serpentine motion”)
      • 사행궤양(蛇行潰瘍) (sahaenggweyang, “creeping ulcer”)
      • 사행성모(蛇行性毛) (sahaengseongmo, “pili torti”)
      • 사행이동(蛇行移動) (sahaeng'idong, “wandering migration”)
      • 사행파장(蛇行波長) (sahaengpajang, “meandering wavelength”)
      • 사행하천(蛇行河川) (sahaenghacheon, “a meandering stream”)
      • 사행현상(蛇行現象) (sahaenghyeonsang, “meandering”)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 斜 (“tilt, slope, incline”) + 行 (“go, do, be”).

        Noun

        사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 斜行)

        1. (being) diagonal, oblique, lateral
          사행 단층 ― sahaeng dancheung ― an oblique fault
        Derived terms
        • 사행거동(斜行擧動) (sahaenggeodong, “lateral motion”)
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