Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 兩性 (both sexes) + (love)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋɛ] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yangseong'ae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yangseong'ae
McCune–Reischauer?yangsŏngae
Yale Romanization?yāngsengay

Noun

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양성애 (yangseong'ae) (hanja 兩性愛)

  1. bisexuality

See also

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(sexual orientations) 성적 지향(性的指向) (seongjeok jihyang); 무성애(無性愛) (museong'ae), 양성애(兩性愛) (yangseong'ae), 동성애(同性愛) (dongseong'ae), 이성애(異性愛) (iseong'ae), 범성애(汎性愛) (beomseong'ae) (Category: ko:Sexual orientations)