성전환

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性轉換

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongjeonhwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongjeonhwan
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngjŏnhwan
Yale Romanization?	sēngcen.hwan

Noun

성전환 • (seongjeonhwan) (hanja 性轉換)

1. sex change
2. gender transitioning