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TOPIK 4adverb

쨍그랑

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쨍그랑 + 깨지다 / 소리가 나다

crash, clink (glass breaking)

Example

컵이 바닥에 떨어져서 쨍그랑 깨졌어요.

The glass fell on the floor and broke with a crash.

Word parts

의성어 (sound word) for glass or thin metal hitting something hard and ringing or shattering.

Good to know

Often with 하고 or 소리: 쨍그랑 하는 소리가 났어요. For a big, messy smash, Koreans say 와장창.