Korean

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Etymology

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Reduplication of (bing).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bingbing
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bingbing
McCune–Reischauer?pingbing
Yale Romanization?pingping

Ideophone

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Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 빙빙 (bingbing)
Yang-form 뱅뱅 (baengbaeng)

빙빙 (bingbing)

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