사사

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 私事.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사사]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasa
McCune–Reischauer?	sasa
Yale Romanization?	sasa

Noun

사사 • (sasa) (hanja 私事)

1. private matter

Antonyms

• 공사(公事) (gongsa)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死士.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasa
McCune–Reischauer?	sasa
Yale Romanization?	sāsa

Noun

사사 • (sasa) (hanja 死士)

1. man of sacrifice