pyeong
/pjɔŋ/
pyeong noun: a unit of area in Korea, used especially for floorspace, equivalent to 3.3058 m².
Noun
pyeong (plural pyeong)
- A unit of area in Korea, used especially for floorspace, equivalent to 3.3058 m².
- According to a top-secret document of Japanese imperialism entitled “A Study of Communist Bandits in Manchuria,” peasants of the east district of Santaowan in Yenchi county, were given an average of 4,800 pyung(one pyung equals 3.305 square metres) per household.[1969, Baik Bong, “Cradle of the Revolution—Liberated Areas”, in Kim Il Sung Biography: From Birth to Triumphant Return to Homeland, volume I, Tokyo: Miraisha, →OCLC, page 185
- Now we live in one of the new towns in a twenty-eight-pyeong apartment we bought on installment.2006, Gong Ji young, translated by Bruce Fulton and Ju-chan Fulton, Human Decency, page 85
Forms of pyeong
| plural | pyeong |
|---|---|
| alternative form | p'yong |
| alternative form | pyong |
| alternative form | pyung |
Origin of pyeong
From Korean 평(坪) (pyeong).
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Words that rhyme with pyeong
Questions about pyeong
- What does pyeong mean?
- Pyeong means a unit of area in Korea, used especially for floorspace, equivalent to 3.3058 m².
- What part of speech is pyeong?
- Pyeong is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pyeong?
- Pyeong is pronounced /pjɔŋ/.
- What is the plural of pyeong?
- The plural of pyeong is pyeong.
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