비계

Korean

Alternative forms

• 비게 (bige) — common misspelling or nonstandard spelling

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [piɡje̞] ~ [piɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [비계/비게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bigye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bigye
McCune–Reischauer?	pigye
Yale Romanization?	pikyey

Etymology 1

Noun

비계 • (bigye)

1. fat in meat, especially pork

   비계는 건강에 해롭다. ― Bigye-neun geon'gang-e haeropda. ― Fat in meat is bad for you.

Etymology 2

비계 (飛階, bigye)

Sino-Korean word from 飛 (“to fly”) + 階 (“stair, step”).

Noun

비계 • (bigye) (hanja 飛階)

1. (construction) scaffolding

   가공전로에 근접하여 비계를 설치할 경우 주의하여야 한다.

   Gagongjeollo-e geunjeophayeo bigye-reul seolchihal gyeong'u juuihayeo-ya handa.

   One must be careful when setting up scaffolding near overhead power lines.

Derived terms

• 비계공(飛階工) (bigyegong)