속궁합

Korean

Etymology

From 속 (sok, “inside”) +‎ 궁합(宮合) (gunghap, “marital compatibility”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)k̚k͈uŋɦa̠p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [속(ː)꿍합]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sokgunghap
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soggunghab
McCune–Reischauer?sokkunghap
Yale Romanization?sōk.kwunghap

Noun

속궁합 • (sokgunghap) (hanja —宮合)

  1. sexual compatibility, sexual chemistry
    속궁합이 잘 맞다 ― sokgunghab-i jal matda ― to be sexually compatible
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