What does 여보 literally mean?
I hear people call their husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends by this word and I know it's like "honey", but I also hear it when people answer the phone and they go, "여보세요". I want to know what it literally means.

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What does 여보 literally mean?
I hear people call their husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends by this word and I know it's like "honey", but I also hear it when people answer the phone and they go, "여보세요".  I want to know what it literally means.

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literally 'you'

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"여보세요" literally just means "hello". It's not relevant with "여보" at all. Hope it helps : )

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