병원
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 病院, from 病 (“sickness”) + 院 (“house”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key)[ˈpjɘːŋwʌ̹n]
- Phonetic Hangul[병:원]
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Noun
병원 • (byeong-won) (hanja 病院)
- a hospital
- (by extension) any facility for healing or treatment of people, animals, or things
- (South Korean law) a medical facility capable of handling 30 or more patients at a time