叮当 (dīng dāng) — (onomatopoeia) ding-dong; jingling sound; (colloquial) quarrel, argument
Definition
Onomatopoeia for the bright metallic jingle of bells or wind chimes. Colloquially also used to mean 'quarrel' when reduplicated with 起来 (e.g. 叮当起来).
onomatopoeia
ding-dongjingling sound(colloquial) quarrelargument
Examples
- 叮当。Yuǎn chù chuán lái dīng dāng de líng shēng.The sound of bells came from the distance.
- 叮当。Fēng líng zài wēi fēng zhōng dīng dāng zuò xiǎng.The wind chime jingled in the breeze.
- 叮当。Tā men liǎ yīn wèi xiǎo shì yòu dīng dāng qǐ lái le.The two of them started quarreling again over a trivial matter.
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