백조

Korean

백조 흑고니

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白鳥.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞] ~ [pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈o̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [백쪼/벡쪼]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekjo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegjo
McCune–Reischauer?paekcho
Yale Romanization?paykco

Noun

백조 • (baekjo) (hanja 白鳥)

  1. (literally) white bird
  2. swan
  3. white heron, egret
  4. (slang) unemployed female

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See also

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