벽

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [벽]

Romanizations
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 muneojeotda.

   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. (figurative) obstacle, hindrance

Synonyms

• (obsolete) ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (polom) - First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459.
• (obsolete) ᄇᆞ람ᄉᆞ벽 (polamsopyek) - First attested in the Dongmoon Yoohae (동문유해), 1748

Derived terms

• 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.