교초

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 交鈔.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyocho
McCune–Reischauer?kyoch'o
Yale Romanization?kyo.cho

Noun

교초 • (gyocho) (hanja 交鈔)

  1. (historical) banknotes of the Jin and Yuan dynasties of China.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 郊草.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyocho
McCune–Reischauer?kyoch'o
Yale Romanization?kyo.cho

Noun

교초 • (gyocho) (hanja 郊草)

  1. grass or firewood grown nearby

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 翹楚.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyocho
McCune–Reischauer?kyoch'o
Yale Romanization?kyo.cho

Noun

교초 • (gyocho) (hanja 翹楚)

  1. thorn tree that grows tall in a pile of underbrush
  2. (figurative) a person or thing of outstanding talent
    총혜한 재질이 연배 중 교초라 청년 학계에 소망이 많은 터였는데
    chonghyehan jaejiri yeonbae jung gyochora cheongnyeon hakgyee somang'i maneun teoyeonneunde
    He was a talented young man, head and shoulders above his peer group, with a lot of potential in academia

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 蛟綃.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyocho
McCune–Reischauer?kyoch'o
Yale Romanization?kyo.cho

Noun

교초 • (gyocho) (hanja 蛟綃)

  1. a legendary thin silk fabric made by mermaids
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