양성

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ŋsʰʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [양성]
Revised Romanization? yangseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yangseong
McCune–Reischauer? yangsŏng
Yale Romanization? yangseng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 陽性 (“positive, masculine”)

Noun

양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 陽性)

  1. positivity
  2. masculinity
    1. (linguistics) masculine gender
Derived terms
Antonyms
  • 음성 (eumseong, “negativity; femininity”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 兩性, from 兩 (“both”) + 性 (“sex”)

Noun

양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 兩性)

  1. both sexes
Derived terms
  • 양성애 (yangseong-ae, “bisexuality”)
  • 양성성 (yangseongseong, “androgyny”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 兩性, from 兩 (“both”) + 性 (“-ness, nature”)

Noun

양성 • (yangseong) (hanja 兩性)

  1. (chemistry) amphoterism; having the characteristics of both an acid and a base

Synonyms
  • 양쪽성 (yangjjokseong)
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