# 병

| 병 | U+BCD1, &#48337; HANGUL SYLLABLE BYEONG |
| Composition: | ㅂ + ㅕ + ㅇ |
| ← 볐 [U+BCD0] | Hangul Syllables | 볒 → [U+BCD2] |
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| 베 ← | → 볘 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 甁 (“jug”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pjʌ̹ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [병]

#### Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)
* bottle; jar
    병이 깨지다. ― Byeong-i kkaejida. ― The bottle breaks.

##### Derived terms

* 꽃병 (kkotbyeong, “vase”)
* 물병 (mulbyeong, “water bottle”)
* 병따개 (byeongttagae, “bottle opener”)
* 병마개 (byeongmagae, “bottle cap”)
* 병목 (byeongmok, “bottle neck”)
* 술병 (sulbyeong, “liquor bottle”)
* 유리병(琉璃甁) (yuribyeong, “glass bottle”)
* 화병(花甁) (hwabyeong, “vase”)
* 화염병(火焰甁) (hwayeombyeong)

#### Counter

병 • (byeong) (hanja 甁)
* Counter for bottles

#### Dialectal synonyms

* 벵사리 (bengsari), 병새리 (byeongsaeri), 벵새리 (bengsaeri), 병살 (byeongsal) (North Hamgyong)
* 병세리 (byeongseri) (Hwanghae)
* 버이 (beoi)
* 벵 (beng) (Jeju)
* 벵개 (benggae) (North Jeolla)
* 벵이 (beng'i), 베이 (bei) (South Gyeongsang)
* 병개 (byeonggae) (North Chungcheong, North Jeolla)
* 비 (bi)
* 빙 (bing) (Gyeongsang, South Jeolla)
* 빙이 (bing'i) (North Gyeongsang)
* 숑 (syong), 쉬영 (swiyeong), 쉬용 (swiyong), 시엉 (sieong), 시영 (siyeong), 시옹 (siong), 시용 (siyong), 슈영 (syuyeong) (South Jeolla)
* 평재 (pyeongjae) (North Hamgyong, Jilin)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 病 (“illness”). From Middle Korean 벼ᇰ〯 (Yale: pyěng).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pjɘ(ː)ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [병(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 병의 / 병에 / 병까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes low pitch, and heightens the pitch of two subsequent suffixed syllables.

#### Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 病)
* disease, illness, sickness
    Synonym: 질병(疾病) (jilbyeong)
    병에 걸리다 ― byeong-e geollida ― to contract a disease

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 病 for Sino-Korean compounds of 병 (病, byeong).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 兵 (“troops”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [pjʌ̹ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [병]

#### Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 兵)
* soldier

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 兵 for Sino-Korean compounds of 병 (兵, byeong).

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 丙

#### Noun

병 • (byeong) (hanja 丙)
* the third of the ten heavenly stems

##### Coordinate terms

* 갑 (甲, gap, “first”)
* 경 (庚, gyeong, “seventh”)
* 계 (癸, gye, “tenth”)
* 기 (己, gi, “sixth”)
* 무 (戊, mu, “fifth”)
* 신 (辛, sin, “eighth”)
* 을 (乙, eul, “second”)
* 임 (壬, im, “ninth”)
* 정 (丁, jeong, “fourth”)

### Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

병 • (byeong)
* 丙:
    (MC reading: 丙 (MC pjaengX))
* 病:
    (MC reading: 病 (MC bjaengH))
* 兵:
    (MC reading: 兵 (MC pjaeng))
* 竝:
    (MC reading: 竝 (MC bengX))
* 屛:
    (MC reading: 屛 (MC beŋ))
* 幷:
    (MC reading: 幷 (MC piᴇŋ))
* 倂:
    (MC reading: 倂 (MC piᴇŋ$^X$, beŋ$^X$, piᴇŋ$^H$))
* 甁:
    (MC reading: 甁 (MC beŋ))
* 昞:
    (MC reading: 昞 (MC pjaengX))
* 秉:
    (MC reading: 秉 (MC pjaengX))
* 餠:
    (MC reading: 餠 (MC piᴇŋ$^X$))
* 炳:
    (MC reading: 炳 (MC pjaengX))
* 柄:
    (MC reading: 柄 (MC pjaengH))