금수저
Korean
Etymology
금(金) (geum, “gold”) + 수저 (sujeo, “cutlery; spoon and chopsticks”), the figurative sense probably by analogy from 은(銀)수저 (eunsujeo, “silver spoon”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kɯmsʰud͡ʑʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [금수저]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | geumsujeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geumsujeo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭmsujŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | kumswuce |
Noun
금수저 • (geumsujeo)
- (literally) a golden spoon and chopsticks
- (figurative) the high upper class, the wealthy and privileged
- Coordinate terms: 은수저 (eunsujeo, “silver spoon”), 동수저 (dongsujeo, “bronze spoon”), 흙수저 (heuksujeo, “dirt spoon”)
Related terms
- 수저계급론 (sujeogyegeumnon, “spoon theory”)
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