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Korean
Etymology
뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng, “spinningly”, ideophone) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ppaengppaeng'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ppaengppaeng'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ppaengppaengi |
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| Yale Romanization? | ppayngppayngi |
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Noun
뺑뺑이 • (ppaengppaeng'i)
- a multicolored wheel spun around and hit with darts to select something randomly
- (by extension) lottery, lot, something chosen randomly
학교는 뺑뺑이로 갔다.- hakgyo-neun ppaengppaeng'i-ro gatda.
- I went to a randomly selected school.
- (colloquial) merry-go-round
- (colloquial) spinning around, spinning in circles
- (colloquial) a form of physical punishment or abuse in which one is forced to run in circles
선배들이 운동장 뺑뺑이를 시켰다.- seonbae-deur-i undongjang ppaengppaeng'i-reul sikyeotda.
- The upperclassmen forced them to run in circles around the field.
- (slang, figurative) a long series of exhausting tasks
엄마가 학원 뺑뺑이를 돌린다.- eomma-ga hagwon ppaengppaeng'i-reul dollinda.
- Mom makes me go to an endless series of cram schools.
- a type of peasant dance involving marching in circles