천천히

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): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹nʝi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)천히]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheoncheonhi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheoncheonhi
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnch'ŏnhi
Yale Romanization?chēn.chen.hi

Adverb

천천히 • (cheoncheonhi)

  1. slowly
    Synonym: 서서히 (seoseohi)
    좀만 천천히 해줄래? ― jom-man cheoncheon-hi haejullae? ― Could you slow down a bit?
  • 천천하다 (cheoncheonhada, “to be slow”)
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