증편

Korean

Etymology 1

증편 (jeungpyeon) in different colors

From Sino-Korean word from 蒸/烝 (蒸 / 烝, “to steam”) + 편 (pyeon, “rice cake”).

Alternative forms

• 구주 (guju) — Pyongan
• 기정떡 (gijeongtteok) — Jeolla dialect
• 기지떡 (gijitteok) — Gyeongsang, North Korea
• 쉬움떡 (swiumtteok) — North Korea
• 젱편 (jengpyeon) — misspelling

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯŋpʰjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [증편]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeungpyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeungpyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chŭngp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	cungphyen

Noun

증편 • (jeungpyeon) (hanja 蒸편/烝편)

1. Korean steamed rice cake with 막걸리 (makgeolli, “raw rice wine”) as a key ingredient, topped with jujube, chestnuts, or pine nuts before steaming and eaten in summer

   Synonyms: 술떡 (sultteok), 농병(籠餠) (nongbyeong), 증병(蒸餠) (jeungbyeong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 增便, from 增 (“add, increase”) + 便 (“convenience”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɯŋpʰjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [증편]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeungpyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeungpyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chŭngp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	cungphyen

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	증편하다
Passive	증편되다

증편 • (jeungpyeon) (hanja 增便)

1. (transport) increasing services of regular transport

   Synonym: (for vehicles) 증차(增車) (jeungcha)

   Antonym: 감편(減便) (gampyeon)

   항공사는 수요 증가에 대응하기 위해 이 노선의 증편을 계획하고 있다.

   Hanggongsa-neun suyo jeungga-e daeeunghagi wihae i noseon-ui jeungpyeon-eul gyehoekhago itda.

   The airline company is planning on increasing services on this route in response to the growing demand.