귀

귀 U+ADC0, 귀
HANGUL SYLLABLE GWI
Composition:ㄱ + ㅟ
Dubeolsik input:r-n-l
← 궿
[U+ADBF] 		Hangul Syllables 귁 →
[U+ADC1]

Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[kɥi] ~ [ky]
  • Phonetic Hangul[귀]
Revised Romanization? gwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)? gwi
McCune–Reischauer? kwi
Yale Romanization? kwi

Etymology 1
귀귁귂귃귄귅귆
귇귈귉귊귋귌귍
귎귏귐귑귒귓귔
귕귖귗귘귙귚귛
궤 ←→ 규

Syllable

귀 • (gwi)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ and ㅟ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

귀 (gwi, “ear”)

Noun

귀 • (gwi)

  1. ear, auricle
    쇠귀에 경 읽기 ― soegwie gyeong ilgi ― As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow.
    한 귀로 듣고 다른 귀로 흘리다.
    Han gwiro deutgo dareun gwiro heullida.
    To go in one ear and out the other.
    귀에 걸면 귀(엣)고리, 코에 걸면 코(엣)고리.
    Gwie geolmyeon gwi(et)gori, ko-e geolmyeon ko(et)gori.
    As indiscreet as applying a ring to the ear and to the nose alike.
  2. spout, lip (for pouring)
  3. corner, edge, protrusion
  4. eye of a needle
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 귀걸이 (gwigeori, “earring”)
  • 귓가 (gwitga, “outer ear; pinna”)
  • 귓구멍 (gwitgumeong, “ear canal”)
  • 귓바퀴 (gwitbakwi, “auricle”)
  • 귓밥 (gwitbap, “thickness of the earlobe”)
  • 귓병 (gwitbyeong, “earache”)
  • 귓불 (gwitbul, “earlobe”)
  • 귓속 (gwitsok, “inner ear”)
  • 귓전 (gwitjeon, “outer ear”)
  • 귓집 (gwitjip, “earflap”)
  • 말귀 (malgwi, “ear, understanding”)
  • 바늘귀 (baneulgwi, “eye of a needle”)
  • 쇠귀 (soegwi, “cow's ear”)
  • 귀때 (gwittae, “spout”)

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

귀 (gwi)

  1. 貴:
    (MC reading: 貴 (MC kʉiH))
  2. 歸:
    (MC reading: 歸 (MC kʉi))
  3. 鬼:
    (MC reading: 鬼 (MC kʉiX))
  4. 句:
    (MC reading: 句 (MC ɡɨo, kəu, kɨoH, kəuH))
  5. 晷:
    (MC reading: 晷 (MC kˠiuɪX))
  6. 䤥:
    (MC reading: 䤥 (MC kˠiuᴇX))
  7. 龜:
    (MC reading: 龜 (MC kˠiuɪ, kɨu))
  8. 亀: Alternative form of 龜
    (MC reading: 亀)
  9. 勾: Alternative form of 句
    (MC reading: 勾 (MC kəu, kəuH))
  10. 帰: Alternative form of 歸
    (MC reading: 帰)
  11. 劌:
    (MC reading: 劌 (MC kˠiuᴇiH))
  12. 櫷:
    (MC reading: 櫷)

References
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