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Korean noun

형님

hyeongnim

older brother

(honorific) A word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.

Standard pronunciation
[형님]
Level
Intermediate

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형님 in a sentence

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  • 나는 형이 결혼을 하고 나서부터는 형을 형님이라고 불렀다.

    나는 형이 결호늘 하고 나서부터는 형을 형니미라고 불럳따.said like thisnaneun hyeongi gyeolhoneul hago naseobuteoneun hyeongeul hyeongnimirago bulleotda.
  • 부모님은 같은 형제인데 왜 저렇게 다르냐며 항상 나와 형님을 비교하신다.

    부모니믄 가튼 형제인데 왜 저러케 다르냐며 항상 나와 형니믈 비교하신다.said like thisbumonimeun gateun hyeongjeinde wae jeoreoke dareunyamyeo hangsang nawa hyeongnimeul bigyohasinda.
  • 부모님이 나를 늦게 낳으셔서 나는 우리 형님과 무려 스무 살 차이가 난다.

    부모니미 나를 늗께 나으셔서 나는 우리 형님과 무려 스무 살 차이가 난다.said like thisbumonimi nareul neutge naeusyeoseo naneun uri hyeongnimgwa muryeo seumu sal chaiga nanda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.