No. 16,584 in Korean
사면
"사면" means "amnesty" or "pardon."
In a sentence
그는 사면초가에 빠졌다.
He is in a predicament, surrounded on all sides.
In this sentence, '사면' refers to 'four sides around,' used as part of the idiom '사면초가' which describes being surrounded and in a difficult situation.
대통령은 죄수에게 사면을 허가했다.
The president granted amnesty to the prisoner.
Here, '사면' is used to mean 'amnesty' or 'pardon,' referring to the act of forgiving or excusing someone from a penalty.
주변이 산으로 사면이 둘러싸여 있다.
The area is surrounded by mountains on all sides.
In this context, '사면' describes physical surroundings, indicating 'all sides' or 'four faces' around the place, often in a geographical sense.
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