성행위

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性行爲 (“sex, a sex act”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦɛŋɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦe̞ŋɥi] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦɛŋy] ~ [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɦe̞ŋy]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)행위/성(ː)헹위]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonghaeng'wi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonghaeng'wi
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnghaengwi
Yale Romanization?	sēnghayngwi

Noun

성행위 • (seonghaeng'wi) (hanja 性行爲)

1. sex, a sex act