여성공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 여성(女性) (yeoseong, “woman”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

여성공포증 • (yeoseonggongpojeung) (hanja 女性恐怖症)

  1. gynophobia
    Synonym: 여자공포증(女子恐怖症) (yeojagongpojeung)
    Coordinate term: 남성공포증(男性恐怖症) (namseonggongpojeung)
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