여성공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 여성(女性) (yeoseong, “woman”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹sʰʌ̹ŋɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [여성공(ː)포쯩]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeoseonggongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeoseonggongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?yŏsŏnggongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?yesengkōngphoqcung

Noun

여성공포증 • (yeoseonggongpojeung) (hanja 女性恐怖症)

  1. gynophobia
    Synonym: 여자공포증(女子恐怖症) (yeojagongpojeung)
    Coordinate term: 남성공포증(男性恐怖症) (namseonggongpojeung)
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