편작
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 扁鵲 (“Bian Que”), a famous Chinese physician from the fourth century BCE.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [편작]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | pyeonjak |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | pyeonjag |
| McCune–Reischauer? | p'yŏnjak |
| Yale Romanization? | phyen.cak |
Noun
편작 • (pyeonjak) (hanja 扁鵲)
- (figuratively) supremely talented doctor
- Synonyms: 화타(華陀) (hwata), 명의(名醫) (myeong'ui)