Korean word

진통

Pronunciation

Romanizationchintong

Meaning

  • nounlabor pains

Example

아내가 진통을 느껴서 병원으로 출발했어요.a nae ga chin tong eul neu kkyeo seo pyeong wo neu ro chul bal hae sseo yo

My wife felt labor pains, so she left for the hospital.

Illustration for 진통 (labor pains)

More examples

진통 간격이 짧아져서 병원에 갔어요.chin tong kan gyeo gi jjal ba jeo seo pyeong wo ne ka sseo yo

The intervals between my labor pains shortened, so I went to the hospital.

Core concept

A series of painful uterine contractions signals that labor is beginning.

Common phrases

  • 진통이 오다chin tong i o da

    labor pains begin

  • 진통을 참다chin tong eul cham tta

    endure labor pains

  • 진통 간격chin tong kan gyeok

    interval between labor pains

Similar words

진통제chintongje: A drug that eases aches and other physical discomfort.
수축suchuk: A regular movement in which the uterus becomes smaller and tighter.
통증tongjeung: A distressing physical feeling that can affect any part of the body.

Definition in Korean

출산이 시작되었음을 알리는 간헐적 자궁 수축에서 오는 통증chul sa ni si jak ttoe eo sseu meul al li neun kan heol jeok cha gung su chu ge seo o neun tong jeung

Word origin

In this Sino-Korean compound, the first component means a formation or array and the second means pain, linking the term to the pains of labor.

Usage tips

  • For TOPIK and hospital conversations, terms for starting, stopping, and shortening intervals help describe how labor is progressing.

Other meanings

  • pain reliefnoun

Opposites

  • 무통 분만mutong punmanpainless deliverynoun

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