궁형

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宮刑.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuŋʝʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [궁형]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gunghyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gunghyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kunghyŏng
Yale Romanization?	kwunghyeng

Noun

궁형 • (gunghyeong) (hanja 宮刑)

1. (historical) castration (as a form of punishment)