양성

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangseong
McCune–Reischauer?yangsŏng
Yale Romanization?yangseng

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 陽性 (“positive, masculine”)

    Noun

    양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 陽性)

    1. positivity
    2. masculinity
      1. (linguistics) masculine gender
    Antonyms
    • 음성 (eumseong, “negativity; femininity”)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 兩性, from 兩 (“both”) + 性 (“sex”)

      Noun

      양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 兩性)

      1. both sexes
      Derived terms
      • 양성애 (yangseong'ae, “bisexuality”)
      • 양성성 (yangseongseong, “androgyny”)

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 兩性, from 兩 (“both”) + 性 (“-ness, nature”)

        Noun

        양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 兩性)

        1. (chemistry) amphoterism; having the characteristics of both an acid and a base
        Synonyms
        • 양쪽성 (yangjjokseong)
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