Korean

Noun

벼슬 • ‎(byeoseul)

1. government official, officialdom
2. Gyeongnam/Chungcheong dialects 볏 (byeos, -t) crest, cockscomb

Alternative forms

• 볓 (byeot) (obsolete) crest

Synonyms

Antonyms

• 낙향 ‎(nakhyang) (落鄕, naghyang, nak-) literally, rustication, going to reside in the country

Related terms

• 벼슬길 ‎(byeoseulgil) (-gir, -gil) the way to officialdom
• 벼슬살이 ‎(byeoseulsari) (-sarI) official life
• 벼슬아치 ‎(byeoseurachi) (-achi) official
• 벼슬하다 ‎(byeoseulhada) (-hada) to enter officialdom