쭈뼛쭈뼛

Korean

Etymology

Reduplication of root 쭈뼛 (jjuppyeot).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕ͈up͈jʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈up͈jʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [쭈뼏쭈뼏]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jjuppyeotjjuppyeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jju'ppyeosjju'ppyeos
McCune–Reischauer?	tchuppyŏtchuppyŏt
Yale Romanization?	ccwu.ppyesccwu.ppyes

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair

Yin-form	쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)
Yang-form	쪼뼛쪼뼛 (jjoppyeotjjoppyeot)

Consonant set

Plain	주뼛주뼛 (juppyeotjuppyeot)
Intensive	쭈뼛쭈뼛 (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)

쭈뼛쭈뼛 • (jjuppyeotjjuppyeot)

1. (of multiple objects) quite pointily, quite taperingly
2. (of hair) while repeatedly standing quite on end in shock
3. (of a person) quite repeatedly hesitantly, quite repeatedly diffidently
4. with qute repeatedly pursed lips