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 prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwigam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwigam
    McCune–Reischauer?kwigam
    Yale Romanization?kwīkam

    Noun

    귀감 • (gwigam) (hanja 龜鑑)

    1. role model, paragon
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