장병

Sino-Korean word from 將兵, from 將 (“commander”) + 兵 (“soldier”).

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 將兵)

1. (military) officers and soldiers considered collectively; military personnel

   Synonym: 군인(軍人) (gunin)

   Hypernyms: 장교(將校) (janggyo), 병(兵) (byeong)

Sino-Korean word from 腸病, from 腸 (“intestine”) + 病 (“disease”).

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 腸病)

1. (medicine) enteropathy

• 장병증(腸病症) (jangbyeongjeung) is more common nowadays.

Sino-Korean word from 長病 (“long disease”).

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장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 長病)

1. chronic illness

   Synonyms: 고질병(痼疾病) (gojilbyeong), 숙환(宿患) (sukhwan)