번쩍

Korean

Of native Korean origin. Related to 번개 (beon'gae, “lightning”), 번득 (beondeuk, “with a reflected shine”).

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	beonjjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	beon'jjeog
McCune–Reischauer^?	pŏntchŏk
Yale Romanization^?	pen.ccek

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form	번쩍 (beonjjeok)
Yang-form	반짝 (banjjak)

번쩍 • (beonjjeok)

(of a strong light) with a blast, with a flash, with a glitter
- 번개 가 번쩍거린다.
  beon'gae-ga beonjjeokgeorinda.
  The lightnings are flashing.
(figurative, for a person) with a moment of great and sudden clarity
(figurative) very suddenly; very quickly
while appearing clearly in one's mind
while lifting up a large, heavy thing; (of a large thing) while being lifted

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