반짝반짝
ban-jjak-ban-jjak
Korean polishes a cup with the same word it gives the stars
The picture A small light switching on and off, on and off, pulling your eye back to it. 반짝반짝 is a small light blinking; 번쩍번쩍 is a big light flashing all at once.
Where the picture shows up in 반짝반짝
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a light blinking in the sky
밤하늘에 별이 반짝반짝 빛나요.
bam-ha-neu-re byeo-ri ban-jjak-ban-jjak bin-na-yo
Stars are twinkling in the night sky.
One tiny point in a far sky going on, off, on again
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the shine of a polish
유리컵을 반짝반짝 닦아 놓았어요.
yu-ri-keo-beul ban-jjak-ban-jjak da-kka no-a-sseo-yo
I polished the glasses until they shone.
A dry cloth passes, and a white point of light pops up on the glass behind it
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light in the eyes
아이 눈이 반짝반짝해요.
a-i nu-ni ban-jjak-ban-jja-kae-yo
The child's eyes are shining.
A small light entering the dark pupils of a child who is listening to a story
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a lamp blinking a signal
기계에 빨간 불이 반짝반짝해요.
gi-gye-e ppal-gan bu-ri ban-jjak-ban-jja-kae-yo
A red light is blinking on the machine.
A red lamp on a machine panel switching on and off at even intervals
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the gleam of something brand new
새 구두가 반짝반짝하네요.
sae gu-du-ga ban-jjak-ban-jja-ka-ne-yo
Your new shoes are gleaming.
Ceiling light gathering into a dot on the toe of a shoe just out of its box
All of it in one picture
반짝반짝 is one small light going on and off. Blinking in a far sky it is a star; caught on clean glass it is polish; moving in a child's eyes it is excitement. On a machine's front panel it becomes a signal, and on the toe of a new shoe it becomes something never worn before.