丁丁

Chinese

Etymology 1

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
simp. and trad. (丁丁)		丁	丁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngzhēng, dīngdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ, ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang¹ zaang¹ / ding¹ ding¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengjheng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chêng¹
    • Yale: jēng-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengjeng
    • Palladius: чжэнчжэн (čžɛnčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dīngdīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
    • Wade–Giles: ting¹-ting¹
    • Yale: dīng-dīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
    • Palladius: диндин (dindin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaang¹ zaang¹ / ding¹ ding¹
    • Yale: jāang jāang / dīng dīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang¹ dzaang¹ / ding¹ ding¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zang¹ zang¹ / ding¹ ding¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/, /tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

(deprecated template usage) 丁丁

1. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of clanking or clanging
2. (literary, onomatopoeia) the pitter-patter sound of rain
3. (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.

4. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a musical instrument
5. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a game of chess

Etymology 2

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
simp. and trad. (丁丁)		丁	丁

Glyph approximation of JJ (jījī), from 雞雞／鸡鸡 (jījī).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ

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

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 丁丁

1. (neologism, slang) penis

Etymology 3

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
simp. and trad. (丁丁)		丁	丁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dīngdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ

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

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 丁丁

1. (literary) strong; robust
2. (literary) long; endless
3. (literary) ice-cold

Etymology 4

		4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
simp. and trad. (丁丁)		丁	丁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dīngdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ

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

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 丁丁

1. (Taoism) Alternative name for Ding Lingwei.

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 丁丁 – see 虰虰 (“dragonfly”). (This term is a variant form of 虰虰).

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Japanese

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

Adverb

丁(ちょう)丁(ちょう) or 丁丁(adverb) or 丁丁(チョウチョウ) • (chōchō or adverb) [[Category:Japanese
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1. Alternative spelling of 丁々