사실

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 事實, from (affair) + (fact).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɕʰiɭ]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasil
McCune–Reischauer?sasil
Yale Romanization?sāsil
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 사 / 사

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

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사실 (sasil) (hanja 事實)

  1. fact, reality, truth

Adverb

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사실 (sasil) (hanja 事實)

  1. in fact, actually