궁합

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宮 (“palace, house”) + 合 (“join, suitable”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋɦa̠p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁합]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunghap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunghab
McCune–Reischauer?	kunghap
Yale Romanization?	kwunghap

Noun

궁합 • (gunghap) (hanja 宮合)

1. marital harmony or compatibility (as foreseen by a fortuneteller)

   필립과 킴은 찰떡궁합이었다. ― Pillip-gwa Kim-eun chaltteokgunghabieotda. ― Philip and Kim were meant for each other.

2. (by extension) chemistry, compatibility (of two things)

Derived terms

• 찰떡궁합(宮合) (chaltteokgunghap, “perfect match, best friends”)
• 속궁합(宮合) (sokgunghap, “sexual compatibility”)