벽

벽 U+BCBD, 벽 HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEOG Composition: ㅂ + ㅕ + ㄱ Dubeolsik input: q-u-r ← 벼 [U+BCBC] Hangul Syllables 벾 → [U+BCBE]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[pjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[벽]

Revised Romanization? byeok Revised Romanization (translit.)? byeog McCune–Reischauer? pyŏk Yale Romanization? 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 (byeok)

• 바람벽 (barambyeok, “wall”)
• 벽걸이 (byeokgeori, “wall tapestry”)
• 벽난로 (壁爛爐, byeongnallo, “fireplace”)

• 벽보 (壁報, byeokbo, “poster, placard”)
• 벽지 (壁紙, byeokji, “wallpaper”)

• 벽화 (壁畵, byeokhwa, “mural”)
• 성벽 (城壁, seongbyeok, “rampart, circumvallation”)

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.