혹시

Korean

Alternative forms

• hoxy (hokswi)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 或是.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞kɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [혹씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hoksi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hogsi
McCune–Reischauer?	hoksi
Yale Romanization?	hok.si

Adverb

혹시 • (hoksi) (hanja 或是)

1. by chance

   공항까지 지하철을 타면 될 것 같은데 혹시 지하철이 어디 있는지 아세요?

   gonghang-kkaji jihacheor-eul ta-myeon doel geot gateunde hoksi jihacheor-i eodi inneun-ji aseyo?

   I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know where the subway is?

Synonyms

• 혹여 (或如, hogyeo, “by any chance”)
• 혹여나 (或如—, hogyeona, “(emphasizing) by any chance”)

Derived terms

• 혹시나 (或是—, hoksina, “(emphasizing) by chance”)