백서

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekseo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegseo
McCune–Reischauer?paeksŏ
Yale Romanization?payk.se

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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백서 (baekseo) (hanja 白書)

  1. white paper (document introducing government policy)

See also

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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 白鼠 (white mouse).

Noun

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백서 (baekseo) (hanja 白鼠)

  1. (formal, academic) white laboratory mouse

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 帛書 (silk manuscript)

Noun

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백서 (baekseo) (hanja 帛書)

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