병원

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 病院, from 病 (“sickness”) + 院 (“house”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpjɘːŋwʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangeul: [병ː원]

Revised Romanization? byeong-won Revised Romanization (translit.)? byeong-won McCune–Reischauer? pyŏngwŏn Yale Romanization? pyēng.wen

Noun

병원 • (byeong-won) (hanja 病院)

1. a hospital
2. (by extension) any facility for healing or treatment of people, animals, or things
3. (South Korean law) a medical facility capable of handling 30 or more patients at a time