사수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 射手.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasu
McCune–Reischauer?	sasu
Yale Romanization?	saswu

Noun

사수 • (sasu) (hanja 射手)

1. shooter; bowman; gunman; marksman; archer

Derived terms

• 명사수(名射手) (myeongsasu)
• 부사수(副射手) (busasu)
• 사수(射手)자리 (sasujari)
• 사수궁(射手宮) (sasugung)
• 사수좌(射手座) (sasujwa)
• 포사수(砲射手) (posasu)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死守.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sasu
McCune–Reischauer?	sasu
Yale Romanization?	sāswu

Noun

사수 • (sasu) (hanja 死守)

1. defending to the death

Derived terms

• 사수(死守)되다 (sasudoeda)
• 사수(死守)하다 (sasuhada)