성차별

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性差別, from 性 (“sexual, gender”) + 差別 (“discrimination”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠bjʌ̹ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)차별]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongchabyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongchabyeol
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngch'abyŏl
Yale Romanization?sēngchapyel

Noun

성차별 • (seongchabyeol) (hanja 性差別)

  1. gender discrimination, sexism
    Synonyms: 섹시즘 (seksijeum), 남녀 차별(男女差別) (namnyeo chabyeol)
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