은수저
Korean edit
Etymology edit
은(銀) (eun, “silver”) + 수저 (sujeo, “cutlery; spoon and chopsticks”).
The idiomatic sense is a partial calque of English silver spoon, but the meaning has since become specified due to the introduction of other terms by analogy.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɯnsʰud͡ʑʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [은수저]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | eunsujeo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eunsujeo |
McCune–Reischauer? | ŭnsujŏ |
Yale Romanization? | unswuce |
Noun edit
은수저 • (eunsujeo)
- (literally) a silver spoon and chopsticks
- (figurative) the upper middle class or lower upper class
Related terms edit
- 수저계급론 (sujeogyegeumnon, “spoon theory”)