귀감
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 龜鑑
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠m] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠m]
- Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)감]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gwigam |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gwigam |
McCune–Reischauer? | kwigam |
Yale Romanization? | kwīkam |
Noun
귀감 • (gwigam) (hanja 龜鑑)
- role model, paragon