백조

백조

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白鳥

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pe̞k̚t͡ɕ͈o̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[백쪼]

Revised Romanization? baekjo Revised Romanization (translit.)? baegjo McCune–Reischauer? paekcho Yale Romanization? paykqco

Noun

백조 • (baekjo) (hanja 白鳥)

1. (literally) white bird
2. swan
3. white heron, egret

Synonyms

• 고니 (goni): swan
• 해오라기 (hae-oragi): egret
• 백로 (白鷺, baengno): egret

See also

• 두루미 (durumi): crane
• 학 (鶴, hak): crane
• 황새 (hwangsae): stork