수구여병

Korean

Alternative forms

• 슈구여병(守口如甁) (syuguyeobyeong) — Early Modern

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 守口如甁.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰuɡujʌ̹bjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [수구여병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suguyeobyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suguyeobyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	suguyŏbyŏng
Yale Romanization?	swukwu.yepyeng

Noun

수구여병 • (suguyeobyeong) (hanja 守口如甁)

1. (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese) "protecting one's mouth like a bottle": keeping a secret