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성욕

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 性慾 (lust, sexual desire)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋjok̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seong'yok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seong'yog
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngyok
Yale Romanization?sēngyok

Noun

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성욕 (seong'yok) (hanja 性慾)

  1. sexual desire
  2. appetence
  3. appetency
  4. eroticism