쫑쫑

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞ŋt͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [쫑쫑]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjongjjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjongjjong
McCune–Reischauer?tchongtchong
Yale Romanization?ccongccong

Etymology 1

Intensive form of 종종 (jongjong).

Ideophone
Consonant set
Plain 종종 (jongjong)
Intensive 쫑쫑 (jjongjjong)

쫑쫑 • (jjongjjong)

  1. with quick steps

Etymology 2

Perhaps connected to 종알종알 (jong'aljong'al, “to mumble”).

Ideophone

쫑쫑 • (jjongjjong)

  1. while muttering quietly to oneself in complaint

Etymology 3

Perhaps connected to 촘촘하다 (chomchomhada, “to be packed tightly”).

Ideophone

쫑쫑 • (jjongjjong)

  1. (of sewn stitches, etc.) while being aligned tightly, while being tied closely
  2. (figurative) flawlessly
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