희귀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 稀 (“rare, uncommon, sparse”) + 貴 (“precious, valuable”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çiɡɥi] ~ [çiɡy]
• Phonetic hangul: [히귀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	huigwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	huigwi
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭigwi
Yale Romanization?	huykwi

Noun

희귀 • (huigwi) (hanja 稀貴)

1. rarity, uncommonness

Derived terms

• 희귀(稀貴)하다 (huigwihada, “rare, uncommon”)
• 희귀병(稀貴病) (huigwibyeong, “rare disease”)
• 희귀본(稀貴本) (huigwibon, “rare book”)
• 희귀성(稀貴性) (huigwiseong, “rarity”)