丁丁

Chinese

Etymology 1

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adverb

丁丁

(literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of clanking or clanging
(literary, onomatopoeia) the pitter-patter sound of rain
(literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of logging
- 伐木丁丁，鳥鳴嚶嚶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng. [Pinyin]
  Logging zhengzheng, birds yingying.
(literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a musical instrument
(literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a game of chess

Etymology 2

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Glyph approximation of JJ (jījī), from 雞雞／鸡鸡 (jījī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīngdīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
  - Wade–Giles: ting¹-ting¹
  - Yale: dīng-dīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
  - Palladius: диндин (dindin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

丁丁

(Mandarin, neologism, slang) penis

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 3

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) Glyph approximation of JJ (zei1 zei1), from 脧脧 (zoe1 zoe1).

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): ding¹ ding¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ding¹ ding¹
  - Yale: dīng dīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ding¹ ding¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ding¹ ding¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

丁丁

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) penis

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 4

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dīngdīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
  - Wade–Giles: ting¹-ting¹
  - Yale: dīng-dīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
  - Palladius: диндин (dindin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

丁丁

(literary) strong; robust
(literary) long; endless
(literary) ice-cold

Etymology 5

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Dīngdīng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Dingding
  - Wade–Giles: Ting¹-ting¹
  - Yale: Dīng-dīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dingding
  - Palladius: Диндин (Dindin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

丁丁

(Taoism) Alternative name for Ding Lingwei.

Etymology 6

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
丁	丁
ちょう Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 3
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 丁丁 – see the following entry.

【丁々ちょうちょう】

[adverb] with violent noises such as clashing of swords

[adverb] in heated argument, verbal sparring

Alternative spelling
チョウチョウ

(This term, 丁丁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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