백수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 白手, from 白 (“white; empty”) + 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. (colloquial) unemployed person; NEET

    Synonyms

    • (slang) 백조 (baekjo)
    • (slang) 졸백수 (jolbaeksu)
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