천천히

천천히

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600, as Middle Korean 쳔쳔이 (Yale: chyenchyen.i).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈt͡ɕʰɘːnt͡ɕʰʌ̹nʝi]
• Phonetic Hangul[천:천히]

Revised Romanization? cheoncheonhi Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheoncheon-hi McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏnch'ŏnhi Yale Romanization? chēnchen.hi

Adverb

천천히 • (cheoncheonhi)

1. slowly

Synonyms

• 서서히 (seoseohi)

Related terms

• 천천하다 (cheoncheonhada, “to be slow”)