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TOPIK 4adjective

희귀하다

huigwihada [히귀하다]

희귀해요 · 희귀했어요 · 희귀한 (+noun)

rare, scarce

Example

이 새는 아주 희귀해서 보기 힘들어요.

This bird is very rare, so it's hard to spot.

Word parts

희 rare귀 precious

Literally 'rare and precious'.

Good to know

Pronounced [히귀하다] — the vowel ㅢ after a consonant sounds like ㅣ.