사전

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 辭典 (dictionary).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sacen

Noun

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사전 (sajeon) (hanja 辭典)

  1. dictionary
    사전 찾아보다sajeon-eul chajabodato search [for a word in] a dictionary

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 事典 (encyclopedia).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

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사전 (sajeon) (hanja 事典)

  1. encyclopedia
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 事前, from (matter) + (before).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

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사전 (sajeon) (hanja 事前)

  1. prior; beforehand
    Antonym: 사후(事後) (sahu)

Further reading

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  • 사전 in dictionaries at daum.net

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from (private; personal) + (war; battle).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sajeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sajeon
McCune–Reischauer?sajŏn
Yale Romanization?sācen

Noun

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사전 (sajeon) (hanja 私戰)

  1. private war (an individual waging war against a foreign country without government sanction)
Derived terms
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