Korean word

진동벨

Pronunciation

Romanizationchindongbel

Meaning

  • nounvibrating pager

Example

직원에게서 진동벨을 받았어요.chi gwo ne ge seo chin dong be reul pa da sseo yo

The staff gave me a vibrating pager.

Illustration for 진동벨 (vibrating pager)

More examples

주문이 준비되면 진동벨이 울려요.chu mu ni chun bi doe myeon chin dong be ri ul lyeo yo

The vibrating pager vibrates when your order is ready.

Core concept

A small alert device that stays with a customer or on a table and signals silently through vibration when something is ready.

Common phrases

  • 진동벨을 받다chin dong be reul pat tta

    receive a vibrating pager

  • 진동벨이 울리다chin dong be ri ul li da

    vibrating pager goes off

  • 진동벨을 두고 오다chin dong be reul tu go o da

    leave a vibrating pager behind

Similar words

진동chindong: A repeated shaking movement that can be felt in a body, object, or machine.
벨pel: A bell or bell-like sound used to give an audible signal.

Definition in Korean

손님이나 직원에게 알림을 주기 위해 휴대하거나 테이블 위에 두는, 준비 완료 시 진동으로 신호를 보내는 작은 호출기son ni mi na chi gwo ne ge al li meul chu gi wi hae hyu dae ha geo na te i beul wi e tu neun chun bi wal lyo si chin dong eu ro sin ho reul po nae neun cha geun ho chul gi

Word origin

The word combines 진동 (jindong, "vibration") with 벨 (bel, "bell"), an English loanword, to name a pager that signals by vibrating.

Usage tips

  • Although a bell usually makes a sound in English, this Korean word highlights a quiet vibrating alert used in places such as restaurants.

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