백혈병

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 白血病, from 白血 (“white blood”) + 病 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛcçʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ] ~ [pe̞cçʌ̹ɭp͈jʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [배켤뼝/베켤뼝]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekhyeolbyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeghyeolbyeong
McCune–Reischauer?paekhyŏlpyŏng
Yale Romanization?payk.hyelqpyeng

Noun

백혈병 • (baekhyeolbyeong) (hanja 白血病)

  1. leukaemia
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