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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋbjʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [장병]

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)