공주병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 公主病, from 公主 (princess) + (illness), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋd͡ʑup͈jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gongjubyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gongjubyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?kongjupyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kongcwuqpyeng

    Noun

    공주병 • (gongjubyeong) (hanja 公主病)

    1. (slang) princess sickness (tendency of a young woman to act like a spoilt, narcissistic princess)

    Synonyms