백혈병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白血病, from 白血 (“white blood”) + 病 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛcçʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞cçʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [배켤뼝/베켤뼝]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baekhyeolbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeghyeolbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	paekhyŏlpyŏng
Yale Romanization?	payk.hyelqpyeng

Noun

백혈병 • (baekhyeolbyeong) (hanja 白血病)

1. leukaemia