성교

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性交 (“sexual intercourse, coitus”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɡjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)교]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonggyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonggyo
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnggyo
Yale Romanization?sēngkyo

Noun

성교 • (seonggyo) (hanja 性交)

  1. (formal) sexual intercourse, coitus, sex
    Synonyms: 섹스 (sekseu), 성관계(性關係) (seonggwan'gye)

Derived terms
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