성병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性病, from 性 (“sex”) + 病 (“sickness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)뼝]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngpyŏng
Yale Romanization?	sēngqpyeng

Noun

성병 • (seongbyeong) (hanja 性病)

1. a sexually transmitted disease; a venereal disease