벽

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjʌ̹k̚/
• Phonetic hangeul: 벽

Romanizations

Revised transcription	byeok
Revised transliteration	byeog
McCune–Reischauer	pyŏk
Yale	pyek

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 壁

Noun

벽 • ‎(byeok) ‎(hanja 壁)

1. wall

   벽을 세우다‎ ― byeogeul se-uda ― erect a wall

   지진 때문에 벽이 무너졌다.‎

   Jijin ttaemune byeogi muneojyeotda.

   The wall collapsed due to the earthquake.

2. (figuratively) obstacle, hindrance

Synonyms

• 바람 (baram, “(obsolete) wall”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from 벽

• 바람벽 (barambyeok, “wall”)
• 벽걸이 (byeokgeori, “wall tapestry”)
• 성벽 (城壁, seongbyeok, “rampart, circumvallation”)

• 벽보 (壁報, byeokbo, “poster, placard”)
• 벽난로 (壁爛爐, byeongnallo, “fireplace”)

• 벽화 (壁畵, byeokhwa, “mural”)
• 벽지 (壁紙, byeokji, “wallpaper”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 甓

Noun

벽 • ‎(byeok) ‎(hanja 甓)

1. Non-standard form of 벽돌 (byeokdol, “brick”).

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 癖

Noun

벽 • ‎(byeok) ‎(hanja 癖)

1. habit, eccentricity, idiosyncrasy

   내 상사는 화가 나면 무엇이든 집어던지는 벽이 있다.‎

   Nae sangsaneun hwaga namyeon mueosideun jibeodeonjineun byeogi itda.

   My boss has the habit of throwing everything when angry.