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Korean [edit]

Noun [edit]

(hyeong)

  1. elder brother of a male; (by extension, spoken by a male) unrelated elder male

Usage notes [edit]

The term 형 (hyeong) is often used by a male to address an elder male as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun ( or 당신).

Alternative forms [edit]

  • honorific: 형님 (hyeongnim)

Related terms [edit]