귀빈

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)bin] ~ [ˈky(ː)bin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwibin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwibin
McCune–Reischauer?kwibin
Yale Romanization?kwīpin

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 貴賓, from (honor) + (guest).

Noun

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귀빈 (gwibin) (hanja 貴賓)

  1. honored guest, distinguished visitor
    어진 거지마저 귀빈으로 대우해주었다.
    Eojin wang-eun geoji-majeo gwibin-euro dae'uhae-jueotda.
    The benevolent king honored even beggars as honored guests.
    중국·말레이시아 양국 귀빈 행사 참석했다.
    Jungguk·Malleisia yangguk gwibin-i i haengsa-e chamseokhaetda.
    Distinguished visitors from the two countries of China and Malaysia participated in this event.

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (honor) + (court lady).

Noun

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귀빈 (gwibin) (hanja 貴嬪)

  1. (historical) In early and mid-first millennium China, the second-highest rank of court women