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금수저

geumsujeong

born with a silver (gold) spoon / privileged background

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What it means

금수저 (gold spoon) means being born into a wealthy, privileged family. Derived from the English "silver spoon" but upgraded to gold (금). The opposite is 흙수저 (dirt spoon) — born into poverty. A major social commentary phrase in Korea.

References Naver Korean Dictionary ↗ 국립국어원 표준국어대사전 ↗ Wikipedia ↗
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