수저

Korean

Etymology

From 술 (sul, “spoon”) +‎ 저(箸) (jeo, “chopstick”). First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 수〮져〮 (Yale: swúcyé).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰud͡ʑʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [수저]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	sujeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	sujeo
McCune–Reischauer^?	sujŏ
Yale Romanization^?	swuce

Noun

수저 • (sujeo)

cutlery; spoon(s) and chopstick(s)

Derived terms

금(金)수저 (geumsujeo, “the high upper class, the wealthy and privileged”, literally “gold cutlery”)
은(銀)수저 (eunsujeo, “the upper middle class or low upper class”, literally “silver cutlery”)
동(銅)수저 (dongsujeo, “the middle class”, literally “bronze cutlery”)
흙수저 (heuksujeo, “the lower class, the poor and unprivileged”, literally “dirt cutlery”)

Related terms

숟가락 (sutgarak, “spoon”)
젓가락 (jeotgarak, “chopsticks”)

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