東東

See also: 东东

Chinese

		east	east
trad. (東東)		東	東
simp. (东东)		东	东

Etymology

Reduplicative diminutive based on 東西／东西 (dōngxī, “thing”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dōngdōng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥㄉㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dung¹ dung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: dōngdōng → dōngdong (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥㄉㄨㄥ → ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄨㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dong.dong
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/ → /tʊŋ⁵⁵ d̥ʊŋ²/
  - Homophones:
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    東東／东东
    鼕鼕／冬冬
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung¹ dung¹
  - Yale: dūng dūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung¹ dung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung¹ dung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

東東

(slang, cute-sounding, humorous) thing

Derived terms

乜東東／乜东东

什麼東東／什么东东 (shénme dōngdōng)

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