사업

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 事業, from 事 (“affair”) + 業 (“trade”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sa'eop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sa'eob
McCune–Reischauer?	saŏp
Yale Romanization?	sāep

Noun

사업 • (sa'eop) (hanja 事業)

1. business

   밥과 앤디는 사업 관계를 맺었다.

   bapgwa aendineun sa'eop gwan'gyereul maejeotda.

   Bob and Andy went into business together.

   더 나은 실적을 위해서 사업 투자에 대해서 얘기하고 싶습니다.

   deo na'eun siljeogeul wihaeseo sa'eop tuja'e daehaeseo yaegihago sipseumnida.

   I'd like to talk about the business investment for better performance.

2. project

Derived terms

• 사업가 (sa'eopga)
• 사업하다 (sa'eophada, “to be in business”)

See also

• 기업 (gieop, “enterprise”)
• 산업 (saneop, “industry”)