사양

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仕樣, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 仕様(しよう) (shiyō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sayang
McCune–Reischauer?	sayang
Yale Romanization?	sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 仕樣)

1. technical specifications

   다양한 첨단사양

   dayanghan cheomdansayang

   Various high-tech specifications

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 辭讓.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sayang
McCune–Reischauer?	sayang
Yale Romanization?	sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 辭讓)

1. polite refusal

   사양은 미덕이지만, 때로는 남의 호의를 무시하는 것으로 해석된다.

   sayang'eun mideogijiman, ttaeroneun namui houireul musihaneun geoseuro haeseokdoenda.

   To refuse is a virtue, but it at times can be viewed as ignoring the goodwill of others.

Derived terms

• 사양하다 (辭讓하다, sayanghada, “to refuse courteously, to decline”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 斜陽.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ja̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [사양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sayang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sayang
McCune–Reischauer?	sayang
Yale Romanization?	sa.yang

Noun

사양 • (sayang) (hanja 斜陽)

1. setting sun
2. (figuratively) that which is declining in the face of something new

   사양 산업 ― sayang saneop ― A declining industry.

Derived terms

• 사양길 (斜陽길, sayanggil)