장병

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 將兵, from 將 (“commander”) + 兵 (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?changbyŏng
Yale Romanization?cāngpyeng

Noun

장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 將兵)

  1. (military) officers and soldiers considered collectively; military personnel
    Synonym: 군인(軍人) (gunin)
    Hypernyms: 장교(將校) (janggyo), 병(兵) (byeong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 腸病, from 腸 (“intestine”) + 病 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋbjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)병]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?changbyŏng
Yale Romanization?cāngpyeng

Noun

장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 腸病)

  1. (medicine) enteropathy
Usage notes
  • 장병증(腸病症) (jangbyeongjeung) is more common nowadays.
Derived terms
  • 장병성(腸病性) (jangbyeongseong)
  • 장병증(腸病症) (jangbyeongjeung)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 長病 (“long disease”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?changbyŏng
Yale Romanization?cangpyeng

Noun

장병 • (jangbyeong) (hanja 長病)

  1. chronic illness
    Synonyms: 고질병(痼疾病) (gojilbyeong), 숙환(宿患) (sukhwan)
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