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)

(literally) white bird
swan
white heron, egret
(slang) unemployed female

Synonyms

고니 (goni): swan
해오라기 (hae'oragi): egret
백로 (白鷺, baengno): egret

See also

두루미 (durumi): crane
학 (鶴, hak): crane
황새 (hwangsae): stork

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