향락업소

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 향락(享樂) (hyangnak, “enjoy”) + 업소(業所) (eopso).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋna̠ɡʌ̹ps͈o̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [향(ː)나겁쏘]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyangnageopso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyanglag'eobso
McCune–Reischauer?hyangnagŏpso
Yale Romanization?hyānglak.ep.so

Noun

향락업소 • (hyangnageopso) (hanja 享樂業所)

  1. an adult entertainment business (i.e., sex shop)
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