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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 쳔쳔이 (Yale: chyenchyen-i).
천천 (cheoncheon, root) + 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | cheoncheonhi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheoncheonhi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnch'ŏnhi |
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| Yale Romanization? | chēn.chen.hi |
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Adverb
천천히 • (cheoncheonhi)
- slowly
- Synonym: 서서히 (seoseohi)
- 좀만 천천히 해줄래? ― Jom-man cheoncheon-hi haejullae? ― Could you slow down a bit?
- 천천하다 (cheoncheonhada, “to be slow”)