동동

동동

"동동" refers to the repeated sound or motion of floating or small footsteps, often used for mimicry or onomatopoeia in Korean.

Here, '동동' describes the image of small objects, such as ice pieces, lightly floating.

얼어붙은 강 위에 동동 떠 있는 얼음 조각들.

Pieces of ice floating on the frozen river.

In this sentence, '동동' is used to emphasize the continuous and noticeable shedding of tears.

그는 슬퍼하며 눈물을 동동 흘렸다.

He shed tears in distress.

Here, '동동' conveys the energetic and repeated motion of jumping or skipping.

동동 뛰어다니며 아이들은 놀고 있다.

The children are jumping around playing.