천천히

Korean

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 쳔쳔이 (Yale: chyenchyen-i).

천천 (cheoncheon, root) +‎ 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰʌ̹nʝi]
Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)천히]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	cheoncheonhi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	cheoncheonhi
McCune–Reischauer^?	ch'ŏnch'ŏnhi
Yale Romanization^?	chēn.chen.hi

천천히 • (cheoncheonhi)

slowly
Synonym: 서서히 (seoseohi)

좀 만 천천히 해 줄래? ― jom-man cheoncheon-hi haejullae? ― Could you slow down a bit?