뺑뺑

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of 뺑 (ppaeng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [p͈ɛŋp͈ɛŋ] ~ [p͈e̞ŋp͈e̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [뺑뺑/뼁뼁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppaengppaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppaengppaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	ppaengppaeng
Yale Romanization?	ppayngppayng

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	삥삥 (ppingpping)
Yang-form	뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng)

Consonant set

Plain	뱅뱅 (baengbaeng)
Intensive	뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng)

뺑뺑 • (ppaengppaeng)

1. round and round; while repeatedly circling a relatively small area
2. (of movement) to and forth over a relatively small area
3. nauseatingly

Derived terms

• 뺑뺑이 (ppaengppaeng'i, “spinning wheel; lottery; merry-go-round; running in circles; series of tasks”)