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丁零噹啷

简丁零当啷 · 繁丁零噹啷

Mandarin · pinyin dīng ling dāng lāng

(onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling

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丁: dīng · male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
零: líng · zero; fragment, fraction
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啷: lāng · a clanging or rattling sound
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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1–5–1–1 · ding1 ling5 dang1 lang1

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