백수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白手, from 白 (“white”) + 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. (slang) someone who is unemployed

Synonyms

• 백조 (baekjo)
• 졸백수 (jolbaeksu)