형

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Alternative forms 1.1.3 Related terms

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[edit] Noun

형 (hyeong)

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

[edit] Usage notes

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 (너 or 당신).

[edit] Alternative forms

• honorific: 형님 (hyeongnim)

[edit] Related terms

1. 누나 - elder sister of a male
2. 오빠 - elder brother of a female
3. 아저씨 - middle aged man
4. 할아버지 - grandfather