丁丁

Mandarin · pinyin dīng dīng#

Meanings · dīng dīng

  1. (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞 jī jī)
Mandarin · pinyin zhēng zhēng#

Meanings · zhēng zhēng

  1. sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
Mandarin · pinyin Dīng dīng#

Meanings · Dīng dīng

  1. Tintin, fictional comic character created by Hergé
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dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
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adv · Etymology 1

  1. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of clanking or clanging
  2. (literary, onomatopoeia) the pitter-patter sound of rain
  3. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of logging
  4. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a musical instrument
  5. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of playing a game of chess

noun · Etymology 2

  1. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) penis

noun · Etymology 3

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, slang) penis

adj · Etymology 4

  1. (literary) strong; robust
  2. (literary) long; endless
  3. (literary) ice-cold

name · Etymology 5

  1. (Taoism) Alternative name for Ding Lingwei.

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

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丁丁 · ding1 ding1 · zheng1 zheng1 · Ding1 ding1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 1,041, 1,042, 1,040
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Exact source records丁丁 丁丁 [ding1 ding1] /(neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1 ji1])/丁丁 丁丁 [zheng1 zheng1] /sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc/丁丁 丁丁 [Ding1 ding1] /Tintin, fictional comic character created by Hergé/