병

병 U+BCD1, 병 HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEONG Composition: ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ ← 볐 [U+BCD0] Hangul Syllables 볒 → [U+BCD2]

벼벽벾벿변볁볂 볃별볅볆볇볈볉 볊볋볌볍볎볏볐 병볒볓볔볕볖볗
베 ←	→ 볘

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 甁 (“jug”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [병]

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

Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)

1. bottle; jar

   병이 깨지다. ― Byeong-i kkaejida. ― The bottle breaks.

Derived terms

• 꽃병 (kkotbyeong, “vase”)
• 물병 (mulbyeong, “water bottle”)
• 병따개 (byeongttagae, “bottle opener”)
• 병마개 (byeongmagae, “bottle cap”)
• 병목 (byeongmok, “bottle neck”)
• 술병 (sulbyeong, “liquor bottle”)
• 유리병(琉璃甁) (yuribyeong, “glass bottle”)
• 화병(花甁) (hwabyeong, “vase”)
• 화염병(火焰甁) (hwayeombyeong)

 

Counter

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)

1. Counter for bottles

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjɘ(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [병(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive 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: 병의 / 병에 / 병까지

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

Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 病)

1. disease, illness, sickness

   Synonym: 질병(疾病) (jilbyeong)

   병에 걸리다 ― byeong-e geollida ― to contract a disease

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 病 for Sino-Korean compounds of 병 (病, byeong).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 兵 (“troops”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [병]

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

Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 兵)

1. soldier

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 兵 for Sino-Korean compounds of 병 (兵, byeong).

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

병 (byeong)

Extended content

丙: (MC reading: 丙 (MC pˠiæŋX)) 病: (MC reading: 病 (MC bˠiæŋH)) 兵: (MC reading: 兵 (MC pˠiæŋ)) 竝: (MC reading: 竝 (MC beŋX)) 屛: (MC reading: 屛 (MC beŋ)) 幷: (MC reading: 幷 (MC piᴇŋ)) 倂: (MC reading: 倂 (MC piᴇŋX, beŋX, piᴇŋH)) 甁: (MC reading: 甁 (MC beŋ)) 昞: (MC reading: 昞 (MC pˠiæŋX)) 秉: (MC reading: 秉 (MC pˠiæŋX)) 餠: (MC reading: 餠 (MC piᴇŋX)) 炳: (MC reading: 炳 (MC pˠiæŋX)) 柄: (MC reading: 柄 (MC pˠiæŋH))