동성혼

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [to̞ŋsʰʌ̹ŋβo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [동성혼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongseonghon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongseonghon
McCune–Reischauer?	tongsŏnghon
Yale Romanization?	tongsenghon

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 同性婚.

Noun

동성혼 • (dongseonghon) (hanja 同性婚)

1. same-sex marriage

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 同姓婚.

Noun

동성혼 • (dongseonghon) (hanja 同姓婚)

1. marriage between two people with the same surname; this was considered nearly incestuous in Joseon Korea (1392—1910), even if the surnames were only coincidentally the same, and was not fully legalized until 2005

Usage notes

The same-surname marriage sense was traditionally much more common, as same-sex marriage was not a social issue in Korea until relatively recently, but it has now been largely superseded by the same-sex marriage sense.