환공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 환(環) (hwan) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠nɡo̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwan'gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwangongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?hwan'gongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?hwankōngphoqcung

Noun

환공포증 • (hwangongpojeung) (hanja 環恐怖症)

  1. trypophobia