계간

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 鷄姦, from 鷄 (“chicken”) + 姦 (“adultery”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kje̞ɡa̠n] ~ [ke̞ɡa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [계간/게간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyegan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyegan
McCune–Reischauer?	kyegan
Yale Romanization?	kyeykan

Noun

계간 • (gyegan) (hanja 鷄姦)

1. homosexual activity among men

Synonyms

• 남색 (男色, namsaek)
• 비역 (biyeok)
• 단수 (斷袖, dansu)
• 면수 (面首, myeonsu)