흑우

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [xɯɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [흐구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	heugu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	heug'u
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭgu
Yale Romanization?	huk.wu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 黑牛, from 黑 (“black”) + 牛 (“cattle”).

Noun

흑우 • (heugu) (hanja 黑牛)

1. cattle of black color

Etymology 2

Humorously altered from 호구 (hogu), but the "black cow" sense is still regularly alluded to.

Noun

흑우 • (heugu) (hanja 黑牛)

1. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 호구(虎口) (“pushover, doormat, sucker”).