성별

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性別 (“sex, gender”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ɭ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)별]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongbyeol
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongbyeol
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngbyŏl
    Yale Romanization?sēngpyel

    Noun

    성별 • (seongbyeol) (hanja 性別)

    1. sex, gender

    Synonyms

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