병

Sino-Korean word from 甁 (“jug”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)

1. bottle; jar

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

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)

1. Counter for bottles

• 벵사리 (bengsari), 병새리 (byeongsaeri), 벵새리 (bengsaeri), 병살 (byeongsal) (North Hamgyong)
• 병세리 (byeongseri) (Hwanghae)
• 버이 (beoi)
• 벵 (beng) (Jeju)
• 벵개 (benggae) (North Jeolla)
• 벵이 (beng'i), 베이 (bei) (South Gyeongsang)
• 병개 (byeonggae) (North Chungcheong, North Jeolla)
• 비 (bi)
• 빙 (bing) (Gyeongsang, South Jeolla)
• 빙이 (bing'i) (North Gyeongsang)
• 숑 (syong), 쉬영 (swiyeong), 쉬용 (swiyong), 시엉 (sieong), 시영 (siyeong), 시옹 (siong), 시용 (siyong), 슈영 (syuyeong) (South Jeolla)
• 평재 (pyeongjae) (North Hamgyong, Jilin)

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

• 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.

병 • (byeong) (hanja 病)

1. disease, illness, sickness

   Synonym: 질병(疾病) (jilbyeong)

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

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

Sino-Korean word from 兵 (“troops”).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key):
• Phonetic hangul:

병 • (byeong) (hanja 兵)

1. soldier

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

Sino-Korean word from 丙

병 • (byeong) (hanja 丙)

1. the third of the ten heavenly stems

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

병 (byeong)