사례

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 事例, from 事 (“affair”) + 例 (“example”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɾje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)례]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salye
McCune–Reischauer?	sarye
Yale Romanization?	sālyey

Noun

사례 • (sarye) (hanja 事例)

1. precedent
2. example

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 謝禮

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɾje̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)례]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salye
McCune–Reischauer?	sarye
Yale Romanization?	sālyey

Noun

사례 • (sarye) (hanja 謝禮)

1. reward, remuneration