백수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白手, from 白 (“white”) + 手 (“hand”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛks͈u] ~ [pe̞ks͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [백쑤/벡쑤]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeksu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegsu
McCune–Reischauer?paeksu
Yale Romanization?payk.swu

Noun

백수 • (baeksu) (hanja 白手)

  1. (slang) someone who is unemployed

Synonyms
  • 백조 (baekjo)
  • 졸백수 (jolbaeksu)
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