안녕히

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safely, in peace (used in farewells)

🕊️ 安寧 = peace + calm, plus 히 (-ly): peacefully

Same root as 안녕 (hello): hanja 安 (peace) + 寧 (calm). The ending 히 turns it into an adverb, like -ly. So 안녕히 가세요 is literally go peacefully, and 안녕히 계세요 is stay peacefully.

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