성행위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性行爲 (“sex, a sex act”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦɛŋɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦe̞ŋɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦɛŋy] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦe̞ŋy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)행위/성(ː)헹위]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonghaeng'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonghaeng'wi
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnghaengwi
Yale Romanization?sēnghayngwi

Noun

성행위 • (seonghaeng'wi) (hanja 性行爲)

  1. sex, a sex act
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