벼슬
Meanings
Noun
1. government official, officialdom
2. synonym of 볏 (byeot): crest, cockscomb (South Gyeongsang, Chungcheong)
Pronunciation
byeoseul
Examples2
벼슬을 허구 싶어서 이렇게 왔는디 둔은 있오.
I came here to become a government official but I have money.
조선 시대에, 새로 임명된 벼슬아치는 십 일 이내에 의정부와 전조 등에 인사를 다니는 역사를 행하였다.
In the Joseon Dynasty, newly appointed officials conducted an official greeting tour—known as yeoksa—by visiting bodies such as the Uijeongbu and the Jeonjo within ten days of their appointment.