양성애자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 兩性愛 (“bisexuality”) + 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋɛd͡ʑa̠] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)ŋsʰʌ̹ŋe̞d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [양(ː)성애자/양(ː)성에자]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yangseong'aeja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yangseong'aeja
McCune–Reischauer?	yangsŏngaeja
Yale Romanization?	yāngsengayca

Noun

양성애자 • (yangseong'aeja) (hanja 兩性愛者)

1. a bisexual person

   제 아들-은 양성애자-입니다. ― Je adeur-eun yangseong'aeja-imnida. ― My son is bisexual.