초어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "grass fish." Sino-Korean word from 초(草) (cho, “grass”) + 어(魚) (eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cho'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cho'eo
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oŏ
Yale Romanization?choe

Noun

초어 • (cho'eo) (hanja 草魚)

  1. The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

See also

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