성차별

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 性差別, from 性 (“sexual, gender”) + 差別 (“discrimination”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠bjʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)차별]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongchabyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongchabyeol
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngch'abyŏl
Yale Romanization?	sēngchapyel

Noun

성차별 • (seongchabyeol) (hanja 性差別)

1. gender discrimination, sexism

   Synonyms: 섹시즘 (seksijeum), 남녀차별(男女差別) (namnyeochabyeol( 男女差別 ))