Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 性向.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋʝa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonghyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonghyang
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnghyang
Yale Romanization?sēnghyang

Noun

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성향 (seonghyang) (hanja 性向)

  1. inclination, tendency