혼절

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 昏絕.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [혼절]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	honjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	honjeol
McCune–Reischauer?	honjŏl
Yale Romanization?	hon.cel

Noun

혼절 • (honjeol) (hanja 昏絕)

1. swoon; faint; loss of consciousness (especially out of shock)

   Synonyms: 기절(氣絕) (gijeol), 졸도(卒倒) (joldo), 실신(失神) (silsin)

Derived terms

• 기색혼절(氣塞昏絕) (gisaekhonjeol)
• 혼절(昏絕)하다 (honjeolhada, “to faint; to swoon”)