벽안
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 碧眼, from 碧 (“green, blue”) + 眼 (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pjʌ̹ɡa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [벼간]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | byeogan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | byeog'an |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pyŏgan |
| Yale Romanization? | pyek.an |
Noun
벽안 • (byeogan) (hanja 碧眼)
- blue eyes, green eyes
- 벽안의 소녀 ― byeogan-ui sonyeo ― a blue-eyed girl
- (metonymically) Westerners, Caucasian people