사후세계

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 사후(死後) (sahu, “after death”) + 세계(世界) (segye, “world”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βu sʰe̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)βu sʰe̞(ː)ɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)후 세(ː)계/사(ː)후 세(ː)게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sahu segye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sahu segye
McCune–Reischauer?	sahu segye
Yale Romanization?	sāhwu sēykyey

Noun

사후세계 • (sahusegye) (hanja 死後世界)

1. life after death, the afterlife, the world to come

   대부분의 종교는 사후세계가 존재함을 상정한다.

   Daebubun-ui jonggyo-neun sahusegye-ga jonjaeham-eul sangjeonghanda.

   Most religions postulate the existence of an afterlife.