병

병 U+BCD1, 병 HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEONG Composition: ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ Dubeolsik input: q-u-d ← 볐 [U+BCD0] Hangul Syllables 볒 → [U+BCD2]

벼벽벾벿변볁볂 볃별볅볆볇볈볉 볊볋볌볍볎볏볐 병볒볓볔볕볖볗
베 ←	→ 볘

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 甁 (“jug”), from the Middle Korean reading 벼ᇰ (Yale: pyèng).

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

Derived terms

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

Counter

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)

1. bottle

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹(ː)ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [병(ː)]
  • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of 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)

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))