호의

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 好意.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)ɰi] ~ [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?houi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?houi
McCune–Reischauer?hoŭi
Yale Romanization?hōuy

Noun

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호의 (houi) (hanja 好意)

  1. goodwill; favour
    Synonym: 선의(善意) (seonui)
    호의 베풀다houireul bepuldato do someone a favour