고질병

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 痼疾 (“chronic illness”) + 病 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞d͡ʑiɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [고질뼝]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gojilbyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gojilbyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?kojilpyŏng
    Yale Romanization?kocilqpyeng

    Noun

    고질병 • (gojilbyeong) (hanja 痼疾病)

    1. A chronic disease, a disease that is not easily healed.
      우울증이 내 고질병이야.
      Uuljeung'i nae gojilbyeong'iya.
      I am chronically depressed.
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