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U+BCD1, 병
HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEONG
Composition: + +

[U+BCD0]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BCD2]
벿



베 ←→ 볘

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (jug).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeong
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏng
Yale Romanization?pyeng

Noun

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(byeong) (hanja )

  1. bottle; jar
    깨지다.Byeong-i kkaejida.The bottle breaks.
Derived terms
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Counter

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(byeong) (hanja )

  1. Counter for bottles

Dialectal synonyms

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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (illness). From Middle Korean 벼ᇰ〯 (Yale: pyěng).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjɘ(ː)ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeong
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏng
Yale Romanization?pyēng
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 병 / 병까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

Noun

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(byeong) (hanja )

  1. disease, illness, sickness
    Synonym: 질병(疾病) (jilbyeong)
    걸리다byeong-e geollidato contract a disease
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from (troops).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeong
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏng
Yale Romanization?pyeng

Noun

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(byeong) (hanja )

  1. soldier
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from

Noun

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(byeong) (hanja )

  1. the third of the ten heavenly stems
Coordinate terms
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Etymology 5

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(byeong)