수저
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 술 (sul, “spoon”) + 저(箸) (jeo, “chopstick”). First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 수〮져〮 (Yale: swúcyé).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰud͡ʑʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [수저]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sujeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sujeo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sujŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | swuce |
Noun
[edit]수저 • (sujeo)
Derived terms
[edit]- 금(金)수저 (geumsujeo, “the high upper class, the wealthy and privileged”, literally “gold cutlery”)
- 은(銀)수저 (eunsujeo, “the upper middle class or low upper class”, literally “silver cutlery”)
- 동(銅)수저 (dongsujeo, “the middle class”, literally “bronze cutlery”)
- 흙수저 (heuksujeo, “the lower class, the poor and unprivileged”, literally “dirt cutlery”)