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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 곤충(昆蟲) (gonchung, insect) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ɲt͡ɕʰuŋ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonchung gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonchung gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?konch'ung kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?kon.chwung kōngphoqcung

Noun

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곤충공포증 (gonchunggongpojeung) (hanja 昆蟲恐怖症)

  1. entomophobia