중2병

Korean

Alternative forms

• 중이병 (jung'ibyeong)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 中(ちゅう)二(に)病(びょう) (chūnibyō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuŋip͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [중이뼝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jung'ibyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jung'ibyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chungipyŏng
Yale Romanization?	cwungiqpyeng

Noun

중2병 • (jung'ibyeong)

1. (neologism) chuunibyou; a "sickness" in teenagers characterized by sophomoric, edgy, and pretentious behavior