粵

叮ding1叮ding1

ding1 ding1dīng dīng

English

  1. (onom.) tinkling or jingling sound
  2. nickname of the tramways on Hong Kong Island; literally "ding-ding"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 香港電車嘅暱稱;電車行駛嘅時候,司機會敲鐘發出叮叮聲提醒途人,所以大家就用「叮叮」去借代電車(量詞:架)

Examples

  • 嗰度咁近,我哋不如搭叮叮嘍。

    It's quite near. Let's take the Ding Ding!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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