ding ding en · NOUN
Etymology
Onomatopoeic of the warning bell or tickets punches. . Reduplication of ding, after the double-bell-ring of a tram.
Meanings
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(Hong-Kong, informal) A tram.
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”.
2017, Cannix Yau, “Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile”, in South China Morning Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ding dings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
ding, ding, ding, we have a winner
Translations (4)
yue 叮叮車 /叮叮车 (Hong Kong tram) · cmn 叮叮車 /叮叮车 (Hong Kong tram) · cmn 叮叮 (Hong Kong tram) · yue 叮叮 (Hong Kong tram)