벽

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벽 U+BCBD, 벽
HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEOG
Composition:ㅂ + ㅕ + ㄱ
← 벼
 		Hangul Syllables 벾 →
벼벽벾벿변볁볂
볃별볅볆볇볈볉
볊볋볌볍볎볏볐
병볒볓볔볕볖볗
베 ←→ 볘

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?byeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?byeog
McCune–Reischauer?pyŏk
Yale Romanization?pyek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 壁 (“wall”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 壁)

  1. wall
    벽을 세우다
    byeogeul se'uda
    erect a wall
    지진 때문에 벽이 무너졌다.
    jijin ttaemune byeogi muneojeotda.
    The wall collapsed due to the earthquake.
    거실 벽에는 그림들이 걸려 있었다.
    geosil byeogeneun geurimdeuri geollyeo isseotda.
    Some pictures were hanging on the wall in the living room.
  2. (figurative) obstacle, hindrance
Synonyms
  • (obsolete) ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (polom) - First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459.
  • (obsolete) ᄇᆞ람ᄉᆞ벽 (polamsopyek) - First attested in the Dongmun yuhae (동문유해), 1748
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 甓 (“brick”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 甓)

  1. Non-standard form of 벽돌 (byeokdol, “brick”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 癖 (“disposition, craving”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 癖)

  1. habit, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy
    내 상사는 화가 나면 무엇이든 집어던지는 벽이 있다.
    nae sangsaneun hwaga namyeon mueosideun jibeodeonjineun byeogi itda.
    My boss has the habit of throwing everything when angry.

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 碧 (“blue-green”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 碧)

  1. blue-green

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 僻 (“remote”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 僻)

  1. remote, out of the way
  2. uncommon, rare

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 霹 (“thunder, bolt”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 霹)

  1. Non-standard form of 벽력 (byeongnyeok, “thunderbolt, thunderclap”).

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 璧 (“jade”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 璧)

  1. jade

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 薜 (“angelica”).

Noun

벽 • (byeok) (hanja 薜)

  1. angelica
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