번쩍번쩍

Korean

Etymology

A reduplication of 번쩍 (beonjjeok).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚p͈ʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [번쩍뻔쩍]

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

   번개가 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