피알

Korean

Etymology

From 피 (pi, “blood”) +‎ 알 (al, “ball”), a calque from Chinese 血球 (xuèqiú, “blood ball”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰia̠ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [피알]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pial
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pial
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ial
Yale Romanization?	phial

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	혈구(血球) (hyeolgu)
North Korean Standard Language	피알 (pial)

피알 • (pial)

1. (North Korea, hematology, cytology) blood cell