뺑뺑이

Korean

Etymology

뺑뺑 (ppaengppaeng, “spinningly”, ideophone) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [p͈ɛŋp͈ɛŋi] ~ [p͈e̞ŋp͈e̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뺑뺑이/뼁뼁이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppaengppaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppaengppaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?ppaengppaengi
Yale Romanization?ppayngppayngi

Noun

뺑뺑이 • (ppaengppaeng'i)

  1. a multicolored wheel spun around and hit with darts to select something randomly
  2. (by extension) lottery, lot, something chosen randomly
    학교는 뺑뺑이로 갔다.
    hakgyo-neun ppaengppaeng'i-ro gatda.
    I went to a randomly selected school.
  3. (colloquial) merry-go-round
  4. (colloquial) spinning around, spinning in circles
  5. (colloquial) a form of physical punishment or abuse in which one is forced to run in circles
    선배들이 운동장 뺑뺑이를 시켰다.
    seonbae-deur-i undongjang ppaengppaeng'i-reul sikyeotda.
    The upperclassmen forced them to run in circles around the field.
  6. (slang, figurative) a long series of exhausting tasks
    엄마가 학원 뺑뺑이를 돌린다.
    eomma-ga hagwon ppaengppaeng'i-reul dollinda.
    Mom makes me go to an endless series of cram schools.
  7. a type of peasant dance involving marching in circles
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