성병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性病, from 性 (“sex”) + 病 (“sickness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    성병 • (seongbyeong) (hanja 性病)

    1. a sexually transmitted disease; a venereal disease
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