화병

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 火 (“fire”) + 病 (“disease”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ˈɸwa̠ːp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[화:뼝]
Revised Romanization? hwabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwabyeong
McCune–Reischauer? hwapyŏng
Yale Romanization? hwāqpyeng

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 火病)

  1. (traditional Korean medicine) hwabyeong, a Korean culture-specific mental illness caused by pent-up rage
    화병에 걸리다 ― hwabyeong-e geollida ― to become ill with hwabyeong
Synonyms
  • 울화병 (鬱火病, ulhwabyeong)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 花甁

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[ɸwa̠bjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[화병]
Revised Romanization? hwabyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? hwabyeong
McCune–Reischauer? hwabyŏng
Yale Romanization? hwapyeng

Noun

화병 • (hwabyeong) (hanja 花甁)

  1. vase
Synonyms
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