수전노

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 守 (“guard”) + 錢 (“money”) + 奴 (“slave”). Compare Japanese 守銭奴 (shusendo), Chinese 守財奴／守财奴 (shǒucáinú).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰud͡ʑʌ̹nno̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [수전노]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sujeonno
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sujeonno
McCune–Reischauer?	sujŏnno
Yale Romanization?	swucenno

Noun

수전노 • (sujeonno) (hanja 守錢奴)

1. (derogatory) miser; pinchpenny