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[edit] Korean

[edit] Etymology 1




궤 ←

규 →

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(transliterations: Revised gwi, Yale kwi)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .
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[edit] Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

(gwi) ear

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(gwi)

  1. ear, auricle
    에 경 읽기 (soe-gwi-e gyeong ilggi) As useless as reciting a sutra to the ears of a cow.
    로 듣고 다른 로 흘리다 (han gwi-ro deudgo dareun gwi-ro heullida) To go in one ear and out the other.
    에 걸면 (엣)고리, 코에 걸면 코(엣)고리 (gwi-e geolmyeon gwi(es)gori, ko-e geolmyeon ko(es)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
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귓- (gwit-)
-귀 (-gwi)
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(gwi)