Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 貴下.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɦa̠] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɦa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwiha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwiha
McCune–Reischauer?kwiha
Yale Romanization?kwīha

Noun

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귀하 (gwiha) (hanja 貴下)

  1. Mr.; Ms.

Pronoun

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귀하 (gwiha) (hanja 貴下)

  1. dear; Sir; Madam; you (a polite form of address in letter addresses or similar)