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| In ], '''gosu''' (lit. ''a better hand'') is used to refer a person with great skill, usually in ] or in ]. Currently on the ], ''gosu'' often refers to a good player of ]s, such as ], ], ], and ]. | In ], '''gosu''' (lit. ''a better hand'') is used to refer a person with great skill, usually in ] or in ]. Currently on the ], ''gosu'' often refers to a good player or item of ]s, such as ], ], ], and ]. | ||
| The word comes from the Mandarin Chinese term ''gao shou'' (also 高手), which literally means ''high hand''. A gao shou is someone with a large amount of skill. | The word comes from the Mandarin Chinese term ''gao shou'' (also 高手), which literally means ''high hand''. A gao shou is someone with a large amount of skill. | ||
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| Revised Romanization | Gosu |
| McCune-Reischauer | Kosu |
| Hangul | 고수 |
| Hanja | 高手 |
In Korean, gosu (lit. a better hand) is used to refer a person with great skill, usually in martial arts or in Baduk. Currently on the internet, gosu often refers to a good player or item of computer games, such as StarCraft, Diablo II, Lineage, and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
The word comes from the Mandarin Chinese term gao shou (also 高手), which literally means high hand. A gao shou is someone with a large amount of skill.
Gosu (고수; 鼓手) is also a term used in Korea to refer to a drummer in Pansori.
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