사태沙汰/砂汰
[ satae ]
「명사」 Noun
• avalanche; landslide
A sudden, simultaneous collapse of soil or snow piled up on a mountain due to heavy rain, etc.
• avalanche; flood
(figurative) The outpouring of a lot of people or things all at once.
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
Other meanings of the word 사태
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