사기

사기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 詐欺.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sagi
Yale Romanization?	saki

Noun

사기 • (sagi) (hanja 詐欺)

1. fraud; swindle

   사기를 치다 ― sagi-reul chida ― to commit fraud

   • 2010, “보호관찰 10대 3명 합숙하며 인터넷 사기”, in The Hankyoreh‎:

     다른 사람 명의의 인터넷 ID와 휴대전화, 대포통장을 이용해 사기행각을 벌인 것으로 드러났다.

     Dareun saram myeong'ui-ui inteonet aidi-wa hyudaejeonhwa, daepotongjang-eul iyonghae sagihaenggag-eul beorin geos-euro deureonatda.

     It was found that they had committed fraud using online IDs, mobile phones, and false-name bank accounts registered under the names of others.

Derived terms

verbs

• 사기(詐欺)하다 (sagihada)

 

nouns

• 사기극(詐欺劇) (sagigeuk)
• 사기꾼 (sagikkun)
• 사기술(詐欺術) (sagisul)
• 사기죄(詐欺罪) (sagijoe)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 士氣.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)기]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sagi
Yale Romanization?	sāki

Noun

사기 • (sagi) (hanja 士氣)

1. morale

   사기를 잃다 ― sagi-reul ilta ― to lose morale

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 沙器.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sagi
Yale Romanization?	saki

Noun

사기 • (sagi) (hanja 沙器/砂器)

1. porcelain; chinaware

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 史記.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)기]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Sagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Sagi
McCune–Reischauer?	Sagi
Yale Romanization?	sāki

Proper noun

사기 • (Sagi) (hanja 史記)

1. Records of the Grand Historian

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 死期.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)기]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagi
McCune–Reischauer?	sagi
Yale Romanization?	sāki

Noun

사기 • (sagi) (hanja 死期)

1. (formal) final hour; time of death