편작

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Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)