흉사

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çuŋsʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [흉사]

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 jeonyeombyeong-i doneun hyungsa-ga saenggyeotda. ― In the summer of that year, an epidemic spread misfortune throughout the village.