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)

1. (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