화병

Korean

Etymology 1

abbreviation of 울화병 (鬱火病, ulhwabyeong)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)p͈jʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)뼝]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwabyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hwapyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwāqpyeng

• [화ː뼝]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 火病)

1. (traditional Korean medicine) hwabyeong, physical (and mental) symptoms caused by suppressing stress

   화병에 걸리다 ― hwabyeong'e geollida ― to become ill with hwabyeong

Synonyms

• 울화병 (鬱火病, ulhwabyeong)

Descendants

• → English: hwabyeong, hwabyung
• Japanese: 火病 (hibyou)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 花甁

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠bjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [화병]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwabyeong
McCune–Reischauer?	hwabyŏng
Yale Romanization?	hwapyeng

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 花甁)

1. vase

Synonyms

• 꽃병 (—甁, kkotbyeong)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 花柄

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 花柄)

1. floral pattern

Synonyms

• 꽃꼭지 (花梗, kkotkkokji)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 火餠

Pronunciation

• [화ː─]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 火餠)

1. the mochi, flour or buckwheat dumpling mixed up, grilled over a fire

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 畫屛

Pronunciation

• [화ː─]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 畫屛)

1. Byobu (folding screen) that painted a picture

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 畫甁

Pronunciation

• [화ː─]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 畫甁)

1. bottle that painted a picture

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 畫餠

Pronunciation

• [화ː─]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 畫餠)

1. mochi that painted in a picture (画餅) [huà bǐng]
2. pie in the sky (come to nothing)

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 火兵

Pronunciation

• [화ː─]

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 火兵)

1. military affair that provide food
2. (military science, 兵学) firearm (火器)