사고팔고

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 苦 (“suffering”) + 八 (“eight”) + 苦 (“suffering”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡo̞pʰa̠ɭɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)고팔고]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagopalgo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagopalgo
McCune–Reischauer?sagop'algo
Yale Romanization?sāko.phal.ko

Noun

사고팔고 • (sagopalgo) (hanja 四苦八苦)

  1. (Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering
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