벽안

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 碧眼, from 碧 (“green, blue”) + 眼 (“eye”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?byeogan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeog'an
    McCune–Reischauer?pyŏgan
    Yale Romanization?pyek.an

    Noun

    벽안 • (byeogan) (hanja 碧眼)

    1. blue eyes, green eyes
      벽안의 소녀 ― byeogan-ui sonyeo ― a blue-eyed girl
    2. (metonymic) Westerners, Caucasian people

    Derived terms

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