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English
Etymology
Reduplication of ding, after the double-bell-ring of a tram.
Noun
ding ding (plural ding dings)
- (Hong Kong, informal) A tram.
2017, Cannix Yau, “Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile”, in South China Morning Post:Another 157 trams will display a smile on their bumpers for three months to represent Hongkongers’ happy collective memories of the vehicles, affectionately known as “ding dings”.
Translations
Hong Kong tram
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 叮叮 (ding1 ding1), 叮叮車 / 叮叮车 (ding1 ding1 ce1)
- Mandarin: 叮叮 (zh) (dīngdīng), 叮叮車 / 叮叮车 (dīngdīngchē)
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