사태

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 事態じたい (“situation (especially negative); state of affairs; circumstances”)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)tʰɛ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)tʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)태/사(ː)테]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?satae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?satae
McCune–Reischauer?sat'ae
Yale Romanization?sā.thay
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Noun

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사태 • (satae) (hanja 事態じたい)

  1. situation (especially negative); state of affairs; circumstances
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