째깍째깍 + 가다 / 들리다 · 째깍거리다
tick-tock (clock)
Example
조용한 방에 시계 소리만 째깍째깍 들려요.
In the quiet room, all you can hear is the clock going tick-tock.
Word parts
의성어 (sound word) for the small, crisp tick of a clock's second hand.
Good to know
The verb 째깍거리다 is common: 시계가 째깍거려요. 똑딱똑딱 is another way to say tick-tock.
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