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.

   거실 벽에는 그림들이 걸려 있었다.

   Geosil byeogeneun geurimdeuri geollyeo isseotda.

   Some pictures were hanging on the wall in the living room.

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.