성전환

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 性轉換

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongjeonhwan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongjeonhwan
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngjŏnhwan
    Yale Romanization?sēngcen.hwan

    Noun

    성전환 • (seongjeonhwan) (hanja 性轉換)

    1. sex change
    2. gender transitioning