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
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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