쌍벽

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 雙璧 (“twin jades”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [s͈a̠ŋbjʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [쌍벽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ssangbyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ssangbyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	ssangbyŏk
Yale Romanization?	ssangpyek

Noun

쌍벽 • (ssangbyeok) (hanja 雙璧)

1. (figurative) twin matchless stars (two people who are equally talented or competent)

   한국 문단(文壇)의 쌍벽 ― Han'guk mundan-ui ssangbyeok ― The two greats of Korean literature