사건
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 事件, from 事 (“event”) + 件 (“incident”)
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)k͈ʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)껀]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sageon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sakŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | sāqken |
Noun
- a noteworthy or remarkable incident