사행

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɦɛŋ] ~ [sʰa̠ɦe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사행/사헹]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 射 (“guess, allude”) + 倖 (“chance, circumstance”). See also Japanese 射倖(しゃこう) (shakō).

Noun

사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 射倖)

1. speculation, being speculative

   사행을 부추기다 ― sahaeng-eul buchugida ― to incite speculation

Derived terms

• 사행심(射倖心) (sahaengsim, “speculative mindset”)
• 사행적인 (sahaengjeogin, “aleatory, speculative, gambling”)
• 사행영화(射倖映畵) (sahaeng'yeonghwa, “an aleatory film”)
• 사행산업(射倖産業) (sahaengsaneop, “the gambling industry”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 蛇行 (“crawl, meander”). See also Japanese 蛇行(だこう) (dakō).

Noun

사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 蛇行)

1. (being) serpentine, serpiginous, snakelike, meandering

Derived terms

• 사행 운동(蛇行運動) (sahaeng undong, “a serpentine motion”)
• 사행궤양(蛇行潰瘍) (sahaenggweyang, “creeping ulcer”)
• 사행성모(蛇行性毛) (sahaengseongmo, “pili torti”)
• 사행현상(蛇行現象) (sahaenghyeonsang, “meandering”)
• 사행파장(蛇行波長) (sahaengpajang, “meandering wavelength”)
• 사행하천(蛇行河川) (sahaenghacheon, “a meandering stream”)
• 사행이동(蛇行移動) (sahaeng'idong, “wandering migration”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 斜 (“tilt, slope, incline”) + 行 (“go, do, be”).

Noun

사행 • (sahaeng) (hanja 斜行)

1. (being) diagonal, oblique, lateral

   사행 단층 ― sahaeng dancheung ― an oblique fault

Derived terms

• 사행거동(斜行擧動) (sahaenggeodong, “lateral motion”)