화학적 거세

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化學的去勢. Can be understood as 화학(化學) (hwahak, “chemistry”) +‎ 적(的) (jeok) +‎ 거세(去勢) (geose, “castration”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)ɦa̠k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚ kʌ̹sʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)학쩍 거세]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Hwahakjeok geose
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Hwahagjeog geose
McCune–Reischauer?	Hwahakchŏk kŏse
Yale Romanization?	hwāhakcek kesey

Noun

화학적 거세 • (hwahakjeok geose) (hanja 化學的去勢)

1. chemical castration