U+BCBD, 벽
HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEOG
Composition: + +

[U+BCBC]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BCBE]
벾벿볁볂
볅볆볇볈볉
볊볋볌볍볎
볒볓볔볖볗
베 ←→ 볘

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeog
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏk
Yale Romanization?pyek

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from (wall).

    Noun

    • (byeok) (hanja )

    1. wall
      Synonym: (ul)
      을 세우다
      byeogeul se'uda
      erect a wall
      지진 때문에 이 무너졌다.
      Jijin ttaemune byeogi muneojeotda.
      The wall collapsed due to the earthquake.
      거실 벽에는 그림들이 걸려 있었다.
      Geosil byeogeneun geurimdeuri geollyeo isseotda.
      Some pictures were hanging on the wall in the living room.
    2. (figurative) obstacle, hindrance
    Synonyms
    • (obsolete) ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (polom) - First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459.
    • (obsolete) ᄇᆞ람ᄉᆞ벽 (polamsopyek) - First attested in the Dongmun yuhae (동문유해), 1748
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from (brick).

      Noun

      • (byeok) (hanja )

      1. Non-standard form of 벽돌 (byeokdol, brick).

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from (disposition, craving).

        Noun

        • (byeok) (hanja )

        1. habit, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy
          내 상사는 화가 나면 무엇이든 집어던지는 이 있다.
          Nae sangsaneun hwaga namyeon mueosideun jibeodeonjineun byeogi itda.
          My boss has the habit of throwing everything when angry.

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from (blue-green).

          Noun

          • (byeok) (hanja )

          1. blue-green

          Etymology 5

            Sino-Korean word from (remote).

            Noun

            • (byeok) (hanja )

            1. remote, out of the way
            2. uncommon, rare

            Etymology 6

              Sino-Korean word from (thunder, bolt).

              Noun

              • (byeok) (hanja )

              1. Non-standard form of 벽력 (byeongnyeok, thunderbolt, thunderclap).

              Etymology 7

                Sino-Korean word from (jade).

                Noun

                • (byeok) (hanja )

                1. jade

                Etymology 8

                  Sino-Korean word from (angelica).

                  Noun

                  • (byeok) (hanja )

                  1. angelica