뼈

뼈 U+BF08, 뼈 HANGUL SYLLABLE BBYEO Composition: ㅃ + ㅕ ← 뼇 [U+BF07] Hangul Syllables 뼉 → [U+BF09]

뼈뼉뼊뼋뼌뼍뼎 뼏뼐뼑뼒뼓뼔뼕 뼖뼗뼘뼙뼚뼛뼜 뼝뼞뼟뼠뼡뼢뼣
뻬 ←	→ 뼤

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄲᅧ〮 (Yale: spyé).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈jʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [뼈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	ppyŏ
Yale Romanization?	ppye

Noun

뼈 • (ppyeo)

1. (anatomy) bone
2. (architecture) frame (of a building, etc.)
3. (writing) synopsis

Synonyms

• (bone): 골(骨) (gol)
• (frame): 골격(骨格) (golgyeok)
• (all senses): 뼈대 (ppyeodae)

Antonyms

• 살 (sal, “flesh”)

Derived terms

• 턱뼈 (teokppyeo, “jawbone”)