비계

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 비계. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 비계, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 비계 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 비계 you have here. The definition of the word 비계 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of비계, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 비게 (bige) — common misspelling or nonstandard spelling

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bigye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bigye
McCune–Reischauer?pigye
Yale Romanization?pikyey

Etymology 1

Noun

비계 • (bigye)

  1. fat in meat, especially pork
    비계는 건강에 해롭다. ― Bigye-neun geon'gang-e haeropda. ― Fat in meat is bad for you.

Etymology 2

비계 (飛階, bigye)

Sino-Korean word from 飛 (“to fly”) + 階 (“stair, step”).

Noun

비계 • (bigye) (hanja 飛階)

  1. (construction) scaffolding
    가공전로에 근접하여 비계를 설치할 경우 주의하여야 한다.
    Gagongjeollo-e geunjeophayeo bigye-reul seolchihal gyeong'u juuihayeo-ya handa.
    One must be careful when setting up scaffolding near overhead power lines.
Derived terms
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia