속궁합
Korean
Etymology
속 (sok, “inside”) + 궁합(宮合) (gunghap, “marital compatibility”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)k̚k͈uŋɦa̠p̚]
- Phonetic hangeul: [속(ː)꿍합]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sokgunghap |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | soggunghab |
McCune–Reischauer? | sokkunghap |
Yale Romanization? | sōk.kwunghap |
Noun
속궁합 • (sokgunghap) (hanja 속宮合)
- sexual compatibility, sexual chemistry
- 속궁합이 잘 맞다 ― sokgunghabi jal matda ― to be sexually compatible