사유
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 事由, from 事 (事, “matter; thing”) + 由 (由, “reason”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ju]
- Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)유]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sayu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sayu |
McCune–Reischauer? | sayu |
Yale Romanization? | sā.yu |
Noun
사유 • (sayu) (hanja 事由)
- reason, cause, grounds (for justification)
- 정당한 사유 없이는 연기가 안 된다. ― jeongdanghan sayu eopsi-neun yeon'gi-ga an doenda. ― There can't be a delay without a valid reason.
- Synonym: 연유(緣由) (yeonyu)
Derived terms
- 귀책사유(歸責事由) (gwichaeksayu)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 私有, from 私 (私, “personal”) + 有 (有, “own; possess”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ju]
- Phonetic hangul: [사유]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sayu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sayu |
McCune–Reischauer? | sayu |
Yale Romanization? | sa.yu |
Noun
사유 • (sayu) (hanja 私有)
- private ownership or something under private ownership
- 자본주의는 사유 재산을 인정한다. ― jabonjuui-neun sayu jaesan-eul injeonghanda. ― Capitalism recognizes the private ownership of property.
- Antonyms: 공유(公有) (gong'yu, “public ownership”), 국유(國有) (gugyu, “state ownership”)
Derived terms
- 사유화(私有化) (sayuhwa, “privatization”)
- 사유지(私有地) (sayuji, “private land”)
- 사유(私有)하다 (sayuhada, “to privately own”)
- 사유(私有)되다 (sayudoeda, “to become private property”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 思惟, from 思 (思, “thought”) + 惟 (惟, “contemplation”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰa̠ju]
- Phonetic hangul: [사유]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sayu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sayu |
McCune–Reischauer? | sayu |
Yale Romanization? | sa.yu |
Noun
사유 • (sayu) (hanja 思惟)
- (philosophy) thought, reasoning
- 2019, “‘個人’의 발견과 홉스 [Thomas Hobbes and the discovery of the "individual"]”, in Monthly Chosun:
- 원시적·신화적 사유(思惟)에서는 물론이고 세계의 고등종교들에서도 보이는 보편적 현상이다.
- wonsijeok·sinhwajeok sayuEseo-neun mullon-igo segye-ui godeungjonggyo-deur-eseo-do boineun bopyeonjeok hyeonsang-ida.
- It is a universal phenomenon observed in ancient and mythological thought and in the developed religions of the world.
- Synonym: 사고(思考) (sago)
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- (literary) reflection, thought
- 1956, Kim Nae-sung, 김내성(金來成), “誘惑의 江 [The River of Temptation]”, in 失樂園의 별 [The Star of Lost Paradise]:
- 그 사유된 감각은 결국에 있어서는 개념적인 환각인데 불과하였다.
- geu sayuDoen gamgag-eun gyeolgug-e isseoseoneun gaenyeomjeog-in hwan'gag-inde bulgwahayeotda.
- The feeling that I had reflected upon ended up being nothing more than a mere conceptual illusion.
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Derived terms
- 사유(思惟)하다 (sayuhada, “to think; to reflect on; to contemplate”)
- 사유(思惟)되다 (sayudoeda, “to be reflected on; to be contemplated”)