왕자병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 王子病, from 王子 (“prince”) + 病 (“illness”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wa̠ŋd͡ʑa̠p͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [왕자뼝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wangjabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wangjabyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	wangjapyŏng
Yale Romanization?	wangcaqpyeng

Noun

왕자병 • (wangjabyeong) (hanja 王子病)

1. (slang) male version of princess sickness (tendency of a young man to act like a spoilt, narcissistic prince)

Synonyms

• 공주병 (gongjubyeong)