사생팬

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 사생활(私生活) (sasaenghwal, “private life”) +‎ 팬 (paen, “fan”); i.e. a stalker fan.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰɛŋpʰɛn] ~ [sʰa̠sʰe̞ŋpʰe̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [사생팬/사셍펜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasaengpaen
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasaengpaen
McCune–Reischauer?	sasaengp'aen
Yale Romanization?	sasayngphayn

Noun

사생팬 • (sasaengpaen) (hanja 私生팬)

1. (neologism) sasaeng, stan

Descendants

• → English: sasaeng, saseng
• → Japanese: サセン (sasen)