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Korean
Etymology
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
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| Revised Romanization? | sujeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sujeo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sujŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | swuce |
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Noun
수저 • (sujeo)
- cutlery; spoon(s) and chopstick(s)
Derived terms
- 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”)
- 숟가락 (sutgarak, “spoon”)
- 젓가락 (jeotgarak, “chopsticks”)