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사창

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 司倉, from (be in charge of) + (storage room).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachang
McCune–Reischauer?sach'ang
Yale Romanization?sa.chang

Noun

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사창 (sachang) (hanja 司倉) (historical)

  1. government office of the 창부(倉部) (changbu) during the Silla dynasty, responsible for managing storage and supplies

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 私娼, from (private; secret) + (prostitute).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachang
McCune–Reischauer?sach'ang
Yale Romanization?sa.chang

Noun

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사창 (sachang) (hanja 私娼)

  1. unlicensed prostitute, streetwalker
    Antonym: 공창(公娼) (gongchang, licensed prostitute)
    Hypernym: 창녀(娼女) (changnyeo, prostitute)

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 社倉, from (community) + (storage house).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachang
McCune–Reischauer?sach'ang
Yale Romanization?sa.chang

Noun

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사창 (sachang) (hanja 社倉) (historical)

  1. (agriculture) harvest barn in each village during the Joseon dynasty

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from 射創, from (shoot) + (wound).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachang
McCune–Reischauer?sach'ang
Yale Romanization?sa.chang

Noun

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사창 (sachang) (hanja 射創)

  1. gunshot wound
    Synonyms: 총상(銃傷) (chongsang), 총창(銃創) (chongchang)

Etymology 5

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Sino-Korean word from 紗窓, from (gauze) + (window).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sachang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sachang
McCune–Reischauer?sach'ang
Yale Romanization?sa.chang

Noun

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사창 (sachang) (hanja 紗窓)

  1. (furniture) gauze window
  2. (historical, metonymically) window in a woman's room