ding ding

See also: dingding, dìngdìng, and dǐngdǐng

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)

See also

ding, ding, ding, we have a winner

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