번쩍번쩍

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Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 번쩍 (beonjjeok).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beonjjeokbeonjjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beon'jjeogbeon'jjeog
McCune–Reischauer?pŏntchŏkpŏntchŏk
Yale Romanization?pen.ccekpen.ccek

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 번쩍번쩍 (beonjjeokbeonjjeok)
Yang-form 반짝반짝 (banjjakbanjjak)

번쩍번쩍 (beonjjeokbeonjjeok)

  1. (of a strong light) with repeated blasts, with repeated flashes of light
    번개 번쩍번쩍거린다.
    beon'gae-ga beonjjeokbeonjjeokgeorinda.
    Lightning keeps on flashing.
  2. (figurative, for a person) with repeated moments of great and sudden clarity
  3. (figurative, of an action) to repeatedly occur very suddenly; to repeatedly occur very quickly
  4. while repeatedly appearing clearly in one's mind
  5. while repeatedly lifting up a large, heavy thing; (of a large thing) while being repeatedly lifted