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)

1. (literally) white bird
2. swan
3. white heron, egret
4. (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