Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 향락(享樂) (hyangnak, pleasure) + 산업(産業) (saneop, industry)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋna̠k̚ sʰa̠(ː)nʌ̹p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyangnak saneop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyanglag san'eob
McCune–Reischauer?hyangnak sanŏp
Yale Romanization?hyānglak sān.ep

Noun

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향락산업 (hyangnaksaneop) (hanja 享樂産業)

  1. the adult entertainment industry