수전노

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 守 (“guard”) + 錢 (“money”) + 奴 (“slave”). Compare Japanese 守銭奴 (shusendo), Chinese 守財奴 / 守财奴 (shǒucáinú).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sujeonno
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sujeonno
    McCune–Reischauer?sujŏnno
    Yale Romanization?swucenno

    Noun

    수전노 • (sujeonno) (hanja 守錢奴)

    1. (derogatory) miser; pinchpenny
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