백서

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛks͈ʌ̹] ~ [pe̞ks͈ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [백써/벡써]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegseo
McCune–Reischauer?paeksŏ
Yale Romanization?payk.se

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 白書 (“white document”). Calque of English white paper.

Noun

백서 • (baekseo) (hanja 白書)

  1. white paper (document introducing government policy)

See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 白鼠 (“white mouse”).

Noun

백서 • (baekseo) (hanja 白鼠)

  1. (formal, academic) white laboratory mouse

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 帛書 (“silk manuscript”)

Noun

백서 • (baekseo) (hanja 帛書)

  1. (historical or historiography) silk document; text written on silk
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