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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 환(環) (hwan) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, phobia).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠n ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwan gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwan gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?hwan kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?hwan kōngphoqcung

Noun

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환공포증 (hwangongpojeung) (hanja 環恐怖症)

  1. trypophobia