조현병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 調絃 (“tuning a stringed instrument”) + 病 (“disease”), i.e. disease of misattunement (of the brain).

This is a euphemistic name introduced by the Korean Medical Association in March 2011, in order to replace the former misnomer-ic and stigmatising name of 정신분열병 (精神分裂病, jeongsinbunyeolbyeong, “mind-splitting disease”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ʝʌ̹nbjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [조현병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	johyeonbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	johyeonbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	chohyŏnbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	cohyenpyeng

Noun

조현병 • (johyeonbyeong) (hanja 調絃病)

1. (neologism, pathology) schizophrenia