귀중하다

Korean

Etymology

귀중(貴重) (gwijung, preciousness) +‎ -하다 (-hada, light verb deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

귀중하다 • (gwijunghada) (infinitive 귀중해 or 귀중하여, sequential 귀중하니, hanja 貴重하다)

  1. valuable, precious
    Synonym: 소중(所重)하다 (sojunghada)

Conjugation