쉬

쉬 U+C26C, 쉬
HANGUL SYLLABLE SWI
Composition:ㅅ + ㅟ
← 쉫
[U+C26B] 		Hangul Syllables 쉭 →
[U+C26D]
쉬쉭쉮쉯쉰쉱쉲
쉳쉴쉵쉶쉷쉸쉹
쉺쉻쉼쉽쉾쉿슀
슁슂슃슄슅슆슇
쉐 ←→ 슈

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Noun

쉬 • (swi)

  1. (childish) pee-pee, wee-wee

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Interjection

쉬 • (swi)

  1. shh, shoosh, swoosh

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʃʰɥi(ː)] ~ [ʃʰy(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쉬(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swī

Adverb

쉬 • (swi)

  1. Contraction of 쉬이 (swii, “easily”).

Etymology 4

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 쉬 (Yale: swuy).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?swi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?swi
McCune–Reischauer?shwi
Yale Romanization?swi

Noun

쉬 • (swi)

  1. fly egg
    쉬를 슬다 ― swi-reul seulda ― (of a fly) to lay eggs
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