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one's family

1.NounSino-Korean: 宅

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    one's family

    (polite form) Another person's home or family.

    Korean definition: (높이는 말로) 남의 집이나 가정.

    • For the holiday, we visited our teacher's home.

    • This Chuseok, I visited my grandparents' home.

  2. 2

    one's wife

    (polite form) Another person's wife.

    Korean definition: (높이는 말로) 남의 아내.

    • Jisu married my friend and became his wife.

    • Beside Seunggyu sat a young woman who appeared to be his wife.

  3. 3

    wife; home; family

    A term meaning one's wife, home, family, etc.

    Korean definition: ‘부인’, ‘집’, ‘가정’ 등의 뜻을 나타내는 말.

2.PronounSino-Korean: 宅

  1. 1

    you

    (polite form) When a listener is on equal terms with or younger than the speaker, or a term that addresses that person.

    Korean definition: (높이는 말로) 듣는 사람이 대등한 관계에 있는 사람이나 아랫사람일 때, 그 사람을 가리키는 말.

    • Hello. May I see Mr. Kim, please?

      And who are you to ask to see my husband?

    • Is this by any chance Mr. Kim Seunggyu's house?

      Yes, it is, but who are you?