편작

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 扁鵲 (“Bian Que”), a famous Chinese physician from the fourth century BCE.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [편작]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyeonjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyeonjag
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yŏnjak
Yale Romanization?	phyen.cak

Noun

편작 • (pyeonjak) (hanja 扁鵲)

1. (figurative) supremely talented doctor

   Synonyms: 화타(華陀) (hwata), 명의(名醫) (myeong'ui)