丁 (ding1) — male adult; male member of family in Cantonese

dingˉ¹丁

Mandarin Pinyin: ding1

Meaning of 丁

nounmale adult; male member of family

nounmanual worker; male servant

nounfourth; grade D; 4th of 10 Heavenly Stems

nouna Chinese surname

nounsmall meat cube; tiny bit

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Example Sentences with 丁

甲乙丙丁

A, B, C and D

lungˎ₄龍ninˎ₄年jiu˗₃要timˉ¹添dingˉ¹丁aa3!呀！

We're hoping to have a baby in the Year of the Dragon!

ngoˏ₅我jiu˗₃要go˗₃個bou˗₃布dinˍ₆甸

I want a pudding.

go˗₃個zyuˉ¹朱guˊ²古likˍ₆力bou˗₃布dinˍ₆甸

The chocolate pudding.

go˗₃個bou˗₃布dinˍ₆甸houˊ²好waatˍ₆滑

The pudding is very smooth.

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Words Containing 丁

兩三丁loeng5 saam1 ding1

describes a small population of people

豆丁咁大dau6 deng1 gam3 daai6

very small; as small as a bean

拉丁舞laai1 ding1 mou5

Latin dance, includes five dances: Cha cha 恰恰舞 / 查查舞 , Rumba 倫巴舞 , Samba 桑巴舞 / 森巴舞 , Paso Doble 鬥牛舞 and Jive 捷舞 / 牛仔舞

sardine (Cantonese: 沙甸魚)

丁點ding1 dim2

tiny bit

丁屋ding1 uk1

small house, ting uk, in the New Territories, Hong Kong

零丁ling4 ding1

alone - without relatives

三兩丁人saam1 loeng5 ding1 jan4

describes a small population of people

丁權ding1 kyun4

(small house/ting uk 丁屋) concessionary right, special rights restricted to male indigenous inhabitants 原居民 in the New Territories of Hong Kong which have the right to apply for small house/ting uk 丁屋

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