백수

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpe̞ːks͈u]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [백ː쑤]
Revised Romanization? baeksu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? baegsu
McCune–Reischauer? paeksu
Yale Romanization? pāykqswu

Noun

백수 • (baeksu) (hanja 白手)

  1. (slang) someone who is unemployed

Synonyms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.