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): ㄓㄥㄓㄥ, ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaang¹ zaang¹, ding¹ ding¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zhēngzhēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄓㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengjeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    錚錚／铮铮
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaang¹ zaang¹, ding¹ ding¹
  - Yale: jāang jāang, dīng dīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaang¹ dzaang¹, ding¹ ding¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zang¹ zang¹, ding¹ ding¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡saːŋ⁵⁵/, /tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  伐木丁丁，鸟鸣嘤嘤。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, circa 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

		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): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

丁丁

(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): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dingding
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Adjective

丁丁

(literary) strong; robust
(literary) long; endless
(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): ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Dīngdīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄥㄉㄧㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dingding
  - IPA ^(key): /tiŋ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

丁丁

(Taoism) Alternative name for Ding Lingwei.

Etymology 5

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

Japanese

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

Adverb

丁丁 (hiragana ちょうちょう, katakana チョウチョウ, rōmaji chōchō)

Alternative spelling of 丁々

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