U+BCD1, 병
HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEONG
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[U+BCD0]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BCD2]
벾벿볁볂
볅볆볇볈볉
볊볋볌볍볎
볒볓볔볖볗
베 ←→ 볘

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from (jug).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    • (byeong) (hanja )

    1. bottle; jar
      Synonym: 단지 (danji)
      깨지다.Byeon-g'i kkaejida.The bottle breaks.
    Derived terms
    • 꽃병 (kkotbyeong, vase)
    • 맥주병(麥酒甁) (maekjubyeong, beer bottle)
    • 물병 (mulbyeong, water bottle)
    • 병따개 (byeongttagae, bottle opener)
    • 병마개 (byeongmagae, bottle cap)
    • 병목 (byeongmok, bottle neck)
    • 술병 (sulbyeong, liquor bottle)
    • 와인병 (wainbyeong, wine bottle)
    • 우유병(牛乳甁) (uyubyeong, milk bottle)
    • 유리병(琉璃甁) (yuribyeong, glass bottle)
    • 페트병 (peteubyeong, PET bottle)
    • 화병(花甁) (hwabyeong, vase)
    • 화염병(火焰甁) (hwayeombyeong, Molotov cocktail)

    Counter

    • (byeong) (hanja )

    1. Counter for bottles

    Dialectal synonyms

    • 벵사리 (bengsari), 병새리 (byeongsaeri), 벵새리 (bengsaeri), 병살 (byeongsal) (North Hamgyong)
    • 병세리 (byeongseri) (Hwanghae)
    • 버이 (beoi)
    • (beng) (Jeju)
    • 벵개 (benggae) (North Jeolla)
    • 벵이 (beng'i), 베이 (bei) (South Gyeongsang)
    • 병개 (byeonggae) (North Chungcheong, North Jeolla)
    • (bi)
    • (bing) (Gyeongsang, South Jeolla)
    • 빙이 (bing'i) (North Gyeongsang)
    • (syong), 쉬영 (swiyeong), 쉬용 (swiyong), 시엉 (sieong), 시영 (siyeong), 시옹 (siong), 시용 (siyong), 슈영 (syuyeong) (South Jeolla)
    • 평재 (pyeongjae) (North Hamgyong, Jilin)

    Etymology 2

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

      Pronunciation

      • (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

      • (byeong) (hanja )

      1. disease, illness, sickness
        Synonym: 질병(疾病) (jilbyeong)
        걸리다byeon-g'e geollidato contract a disease
      Derived terms

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from (troops).

        Pronunciation

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

        Noun

        • (byeong) (hanja )

        1. soldier
        Derived terms

        Etymology 4

          Sino-Korean word from

          Noun

          • (byeong) (hanja )

          1. the third of the ten heavenly stems
          Coordinate terms
          Chinese heavenly stems: 천간 (cheon'gan)edit

          Etymology 5

          Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

          Syllable

          • (byeong)