궁형

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 宮刑.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gunghyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gunghyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?kunghyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kwunghyeng

    Noun

    궁형 • (gunghyeong) (hanja 宮刑)

    1. (historical) castration (as a form of punishment)