벽안

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 碧眼, from 碧 (“green, blue”) + 眼 (“eye”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pjʌ̹ɡa̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [벼간]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	byeogan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	byeog'an
McCune–Reischauer?	pyŏgan
Yale Romanization?	pyek.an

Noun

벽안 • (byeogan) (hanja 碧眼)

1. blue eyes, green eyes

   벽안의 소녀 ― byeogan-ui sonyeo ― a blue-eyed girl

2. (metonymically) Westerners, Caucasian people

Derived terms

• 금발벽안 (金髮碧眼, geumbalbyeogan)