丁丁
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Chinese
Etymology 1
| simp. and trad. (丁丁) |
丁 | 丁 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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:
丁丁
錚錚 / 铮铮
- (Standard Chinese, nonstandard variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
- Wade–Giles: ting1-ting1
- Yale: dīng-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
- Palladius: диндин (dindin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: treang treang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤreŋ tˤreŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*rteːŋ rteːŋ/
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.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fámù zhēngzhēng, niǎo míng yīngyīng.
- Logging zhengzheng, birds yingying.
伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a musical instrument
- (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a game of chess
- 宜鼓琴，琴調和暢；宜詠詩，詩韻清絕；宜圍碁，子聲丁丁然；宜投壺，矢聲錚錚然；皆竹樓之所助也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 999, September 27, Wang Yucheng（王禹偁）, 《黃州新建小竹樓記》, translation based on the work by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang
- Yí gǔ qín, qíndiào héchàng; yí yǒng shī, shīyùn qīngjué; yí wéiqí, zǐshēng zhēngzhēngrán; yí tóuhú, shǐshēng zhēngzhēngrán; jiē zhúlóu zhī suǒ zhù yě.
- The pavilion is a good place for strumming a lyre, for the echo is smooth and mellow; it is a good place for chanting poetry too, for the recitation rings out fine and clear; it is a good place for playing draughts and hearing the sound made by draughtsmen on the board, or for playing cottabus and hearing the thud of arrows dropping into the pot; for all these sounds are brought out to the best advantage in this pavilion.
宜鼓琴，琴调和畅；宜咏诗，诗韵清绝；宜围棋，子声丁丁然；宜投壶，矢声铮铮然；皆竹楼之所助也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. (丁丁) |
丁 | 丁 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Orthographic borrowing from Mandarin JJ (jījī), from 雞雞／鸡鸡 (jījī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
- Wade–Giles: ting1-ting1
- Yale: dīng-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
- Palladius: диндин (dindin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
丁丁
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陰莖 (“penis; male genitalia”)
Etymology 3
| simp. and trad. (丁丁) |
丁 | 丁 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Orthographic borrowing from Cantonese JJ (zei1 zei1), from 脧脧 (zoe1 zoe1).
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
丁丁
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 陰莖 (“penis; male genitalia”)
Etymology 4
| simp. and trad. (丁丁) |
丁 | 丁 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dingding
- Wade–Giles: ting1-ting1
- Yale: dīng-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
- Palladius: диндин (dindin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
丁丁
Etymology 5
| simp. and trad. (丁丁) |
丁 | 丁 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dingding
- Wade–Giles: Ting1-ting1
- Yale: Dīng-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dingding
- Palladius: Диндин (Dindin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
丁丁
- (Taoism) Alternative name for Ding Lingwei.
Etymology 6
| For pronunciation and definitions of 丁丁 – see 虰虰 (“dragonfly”). (This term is a variant form of 虰虰). |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 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. | ||
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| (This term, 丁丁, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |