Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjongjjong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjongjjong
McCune–Reischauer?tchongtchong
Yale Romanization?ccongccong

Etymology 1

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Intensive form of 종종 (jongjong).

Ideophone

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

쫑쫑 (jjongjjong)

  1. with quick steps

Etymology 2

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

Ideophone

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쫑쫑 (jjongjjong)

  1. while muttering quietly to oneself in complaint

Etymology 3

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

Ideophone

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쫑쫑 (jjongjjong)

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