Swan
Explanation&Learning Korean
This joke is based on a play on words in Korean. The word “백조” (swan) sounds like “백 ,” which can be interpreted as “one hundred 조.” In Korean currency, “조” (jo) is a unit representing a trillion, so “백 조” would mean a hundred trillion, implying a very high value. The humor comes from the pun on the word “swan” and its homophonic resemblance to “a hundred trillion,” making it sound like the swan is an incredibly expensive bird. This kind of wordplay is common in Korean dad jokes.