불사조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 不死鳥, from 不死 (“undying”) + 鳥 (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puɭs͈a̠d͡ʑo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [불싸조]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bulsajo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bulsajo
McCune–Reischauer?	pulssajo
Yale Romanization?	pulqsaco

Noun

불사조 • (bulsajo) (hanja 不死鳥)

1. (mythology) phoenix

   충실한 친구는 불사조와 같다.

   chungsilhan chin'guneun bulsajowa gatda.

   Faithful friend is like a phoenix.

See also

• 불사 (不死, bulsa, “immortality”)
• 불사신 (不死身, bulsasin, “an immortal”)