病院

Chinese

		ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect	courtyard; institution
simp. and trad. (病院)		病	院

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 病院 (Gan)
• Phiang-yèn (Hakka)
• Pēⁿ-īⁿ (Southern Min)

Etymology

Attested since the Song dynasty. Contemporary usage is reinforced by Japanese 病(びょう)院(いん) (byōin).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): bìngyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бинйүан (binyüan, III-I) / бинйүан (binyüan, III-0)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): beng⁶ jyun^6-2
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): phiang-yen / piô-yín / phiang-yan

  (Hailu, HRS): piang^˖ rhan^ˇ

• Eastern Min (BUC): bêng-iêng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pēⁿ-īⁿ / pīⁿ-īⁿ / pēⁿ-ìⁿ / pīⁿ-ìⁿ / pǐⁿ-ǐⁿ / biô-ín
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶bin-yoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìngyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìngyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: ping⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: bìng-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binqyuann
    • Palladius: бинъюань (binʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бинйүан (binyüan, III-I) / бинйүан (binyüan, III-0)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃²⁴/, /piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃⁰/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: beng⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: behng yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: beng⁶ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: béng⁶ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛːŋ²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phiang-yen / piô-yín
    • Hakka Romanization System: piang ien / bio^ˊ in^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: piang⁴ yan⁴ / bio¹ yin³
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵/, /pi̯o²⁴ in³¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phiang-yan / piô-yín
    • Hakka Romanization System: piang (r)ian / bio^ˊ (r)in^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: piang⁴ yan⁴ / bio¹ yin³
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ (j)i̯an⁵⁵/, /pi̯o²⁴ (j)in³¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: piang^˖ rhan^ˇ
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰiaŋ³³ ʒan¹¹/

Note: piô-yín - from Japanese pronunciation.

• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bêng-iêng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(Ø-)ŋiɛŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pēⁿ-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pēnn-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvex'vi
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Yilan): /pẽ³³⁻²¹ ĩ³³/
    • IPA (Tainan): /pẽ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Sanxia, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pīⁿ-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pīnn-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvix'vi
    • IPA (Taipei): /pĩ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pēⁿ-ìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pēnn-ìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvex'vix
  • (Hokkien: Hsinchu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pīⁿ-ìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pīnn-ìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvix'vix
  • (Hokkien: Lukang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pǐⁿ-ǐⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: pǐnn-ǐnn
    • IPA (Lukang): /pĩ³³⁻²² ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: biô-ín
    • Tâi-lô: biô-ín
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bioi'ien
    • IPA (Taipei): /bio²⁴⁻¹¹ in⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɤ²³⁻³³ in⁴¹/

Note: biô-ín - from Japanese pronunciation.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶bin-yoe
    • MiniDict: bin^去 yoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³bin-hhyoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bin²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

Noun

病院

1. specialized hospital
   • 2012 March 1, 曾巨威, “讓「癌細胞」變為「愛細胞」的故事”, in 水泥地播種（財團法人礦工兒子教育基金會會刊）‎, number 6, archived from the original on 8 May 2024, page 1:

     過去幾年，蔡董事長已經走遍了全國的育幼院，下一步，他決定要走進台灣每一個癌症病院，傳達他對生命的堅持，對生命的樂觀，以及對生命的怡然自處。 [MSC, trad.]
     过去几年，蔡董事长已经走遍了全国的育幼院，下一步，他决定要走进台湾每一个癌症病院，传达他对生命的坚持，对生命的乐观，以及对生命的怡然自处。 [MSC, simp.]

     Guòqù jǐnián, Cài dǒngshìzhǎng yǐjīng zǒubiànle quánguó de yùyòuyuàn, xià yī bù, tā juédìng yào zǒujìn Táiwān měi yī ge áizhèng bìngyuàn, chuándá tā duì shēngmìng de jiānchí, duì shēngmìng de lèguān, yǐjí duì shēngmìng de yíránzìchù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017, 沈秉韶, quotee, “上善若水潤物無聲”, in 李兆華, 潘佩璆, 潘裕輝, editors, 《戰後香港精神科口述史》, Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd., →ISBN, page 77:

     青山醫院未啟用之前，精神科病院就是戒毒中心。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     青山医院未启用之前，精神科病院就是戒毒中心。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     cing¹ saan¹ ji¹ jyun^6-2 mei⁶ kai² jung⁶ zi¹ cin⁴, zing¹ san⁴ fo¹ beng⁶ jyun^6-2 zau⁶ si⁶ gaai³ duk⁶ zung¹ sam¹. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • (Can we date this quote?), 巩守平, 康芳琴, “医院对外宣传工作的实践与思考”, in 西安交通大学发展研究报告 [Research Report on Development of Xi’an Jiaotong University]‎, page 44:

     医院成立了皮肤病院、耳鼻咽喉头颈外科病院、肿瘤病院、儿童病院四个院中院，以充分发挥学科特色优势，更好地为广大患者提供医疗保健服务。 [MSC, simp.]
     醫院成立了皮膚病院、耳鼻咽喉頭頸外科病院、腫瘤病院、兒童病院四個院中院，以充分發揮學科特色優勢，更好地為廣大患者提供醫療保健服務。 [MSC, trad.]

     Yīyuàn chénglìle pífū bìngyuàn, ěr bí yānhóu tóujǐng wàikē bìngyuàn, zhǒngliú bìngyuàn, értóng bìngyuàn sì ge yuànzhōngyuàn, yǐ chōngfēn fāhuī xuékē tèsè yōushì, gènghǎo de wèi guǎngdà huànzhě tígōng yīliáo bǎojiàn fúwù. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (dated or dialectal, now chiefly Dungan, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Taishanese) hospital (in general)

   • 廣州商旅所聚，疾疫作，客先僵仆，因薰染居者，事與杭相類。莫可擘劃一病院，要須有歲入課利供之，乃長久之利，試留意。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     广州商旅所聚，疾疫作，客先僵仆，因薰染居者，事与杭相类。莫可擘划一病院，要须有岁入课利供之，乃长久之利，试留意。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 11th century, Su Shi, 與王敏仲八首（之四）

     Guǎngzhōu shānglǚ suǒ jù, jíyì zuò, kè xiān jiāngpú, yīn xūnrǎn jū zhě, shì yǔ Háng xiànglèi. Mò kě bòhuà yī bìngyuàn, yào xū yǒu suìrù kèlì gōng zhī, nǎi chángjiǔ zhī lì, shì liúyì. [Pinyin]

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   • 又有病院，大城多至數十所，有中下院，處中下人，有大人院，處貴人。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     又有病院，大城多至数十所，有中下院，处中下人，有大人院，处贵人。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1623, Giulio Aleni, 職方外紀

     Yòu yǒu bìngyuàn, dàchéng duō zhì shù shí suǒ, yǒu zhōng xià yuàn, chǔ zhōng xià rén, yǒu dàrén yuàn, chǔ guìrén. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1947, “慰勞歌”, in 國立中山大學學生工作委員會, editor, 《血債——「五·卅一」紀念手册》, page 87:

     你們正爲着全國的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正義呼聲，受了極名譽的傷，剛從那病院裏出來 [MSC, trad.]
     你们正为着全国的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正义呼声，受了极名誉的伤，刚从那病院里出来 [MSC, simp.]

     nǐmen zhèng wèizhe quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, hǎnchūle liáoliàng de zhèngyì hūshēng, shòule jí míngyù de shāng, gāng cóng nà bìngyuàn lǐ chūlái [Pinyin]

     You, for the sake of the citizens across the country, have raised a loud cry for justice and suffered greatly honored wounds, just coming out from that hospital.

Synonyms

• (specialized hospital): 專科醫院／专科医院 (zhuānkē yīyuàn)
• (hospital):

Dialectal synonyms of 醫院 (“hospital”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		醫院, 院
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	醫院
	Taiwan	醫院
	Malaysia	醫院
	Singapore	醫院
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	醫院
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	病院, 醫院
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	醫院
	Xi'an	醫院
	Xining	醫院
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	病院
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	病院
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	醫院
	Lanzhou	醫院
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	醫院
Cantonese	Guangzhou	醫院
	Hong Kong	醫院
	Taishan	病院, 醫院
	Taishan (Guanghai)	醫院
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	醫生樓
	Singapore (Guangfu)	醫院
	Mandalay (Taishan)	醫院
Gan	Nanchang	醫院
Hakka	Meixian	醫院
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	病院
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	醫院
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	病院
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	醫院
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	病院
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	醫院
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	醫院
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	病院, 醫院
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	病院, 醫院
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	病院, 醫院
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	病院
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	病院
	Singkawang	醫院, rumah sakit
Northern Min	Jian'ou	醫院, 醫館 dated
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	醫院, 醫館 dated, 醫生館 dated
	Matsu	醫院
Southern Min	Xiamen	醫館, 醫院
	Quanzhou	醫館, 醫院
	Zhangzhou	醫館, 醫院
	Taipei	病院, 醫生館
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	病院, 醫生館
	Kaohsiung	病院, 醫生館
	Yilan	病院, 醫生館
	Changhua (Lukang)	病院, 醫生館
	Taichung	病院, 醫生館
	Tainan	病院, 醫生館
	Hsinchu	病院
	Kinmen	醫院
	Penghu (Magong)	醫生館, 病院
	Penang (Hokkien)	醫生館, 老君厝, 老君樓, 病厝
	Singapore (Hokkien)	醫館, 老君厝, 病厝
	Manila (Hokkien)	病厝, 醫院
	Medan (Hokkien)	老君厝
	Chaozhou	醫院
	Singapore (Teochew)	老君厝, 病厝間
	Batam (Teochew)	老君厝
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	醫院
Wu	Shanghai	醫院

Japanese

Kanji in this term
病	院
びょう Grade: 3	いん Grade: 3
goon	kan'yōon

 病院 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

病 (byō, “illness”) +‎ 院 (-in, “institution”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) びょーいん [byòóíń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bʲo̞ːĩɴ]

• Audio:

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Noun

病(びょう)院(いん) • (byōin) ^{←びやうゐん (byauwin)?}

1. hospital (large medical facility)

   病院(びょういん)へ連(つ)れて行(い)って下(くだ)さい。

   Byōin e tsurete itte kudasai.

   Please take me to the hospital.

Descendants

• → Chuukese: pioing
• → Jeju: 벵완 (beng'wan)
• → Korean: 병원(病院) (byeong'won)
• → Pohnpeian: pioing
• → Hokkien: 病院

Korean

Hanja in this term
病	院

Noun

病院 • (byeong'won) (hangeul 병원)

1. hanja form^? of 병원 (“hospital”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
病	院

Noun

病院

1. chữ Hán form of bệnh viện (“hospital”)