벽
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [벽]
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 壁 (“wall”).
Noun
- 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.
- (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 Dongmun yuhae (동문유해), 1748
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 甓 (“brick”).
Noun
- Non-standard form of 벽돌 (byeokdol, “brick”).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 癖 (“disposition, craving”).
Noun
- 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.
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 碧 (“blue-green”).
Noun
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 僻 (“remote”).
Noun
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 霹 (“thunder, bolt”).
Noun
- Non-standard form of 벽력 (byeongnyeok, “thunderbolt, thunderclap”).
Etymology 7
Sino-Korean word from 璧 (“jade”).
Noun
Etymology 8
Sino-Korean word from 薜 (“angelica”).
Noun
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