흉사

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 凶事 (“calamity, misfortune”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyungsa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyungsa
    McCune–Reischauer?hyungsa
    Yale Romanization?hyungsa

    Noun

    흉사 • (hyungsa) (hanja 凶事/兇事)

    1. an ill-omened event; disaster, misfortune; an untoward incident
      그해 여름에는 마을에 전염병이 도는 흉사가 생겼다. ― Geuhae yeoreum-e-neun ma'eur-e jeonyeombyeon-g'i doneun hyungsa-ga saenggyeotda. ― In the summer of that year, an epidemic spread misfortune throughout the village.
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