전환 치료

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 轉換 (“change”) + 治療 (“treatment”). Calque of English conversion therapy.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠n t͡ɕʰiɾjo]
• Phonetic hangul: [전(ː)환 치료]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonhwan chiryo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonhwan chilyo
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnhwan ch'iryo
Yale Romanization?	cēn.hwan chilyo

Noun

전환 치료 • (jeonhwan chiryo) (hanja 轉換治療)

1. (LGBTQ, pseudoscience) conversion therapy