fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)
total illiterate; unable to read the simplest characters
不知丁董不知丁董bu4 zhi1 ding1 dong3
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom); unheeding the lessons of the past
成丁成丁cheng2 ding1
(of a male) to come of age; an adult male
但丁但丁dan4 ding1
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), Italian poet, author of the Divine Comedy 神曲
丁宠家庭丁寵家庭ding1 chong3 jia1 ting2
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克)
丁丑丁丑ding1 chou3
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
丁醇丁醇ding1 chun2
butanol; butyl alcohol C4H9OH
丁点丁點ding1 dian3
tiny bit
丁鲷丁鯛ding1 diao1
tench
丁丁丁丁ding1 ding1
Tintin, cartoon character
丁丁炒面丁丁炒麵ding1 ding1 chao3 mian4
chopped fried noodles
丁冬丁冬ding1 dong1
(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
丁二醇丁二醇ding1 er4 chun2
butyl glycol
丁二烯丁二烯ding1 er4 xi1
butadiene C4H6; biethylene
丁骨牛排丁骨牛排ding1 gu3 niu2 pai2
T-bone steak
丁鱥丁鱥ding1 gui4
tench (Tinca tinca)
丁亥丁亥ding1 hai4
twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
丁基丁基ding1 ji1
Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution
丁基丁基ding1 ji1
butyl group (chemistry)
丁加奴丁加奴ding1 jia1 nu2
Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
丁艰丁艱ding1 jian1
(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
丁客丁客ding1 ke4
see 丁克
丁克丁克ding1 ke4
Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
丁磊丁磊ding1 lei3
Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase 網易|网易
丁玲丁玲ding1 ling2
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
丁零当啷丁零噹啷ding1 ling5 dang1 lang1
ding-a-ling; (onom.) for sound of bell
丁卯丁卯ding1 mao3
fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
丁卯胡乱丁卯胡亂ding1 mao3 hu2 luan4
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
丁卯战争丁卯戰爭ding1 mao3 zhan4 zheng1
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
丁内酯丁內酯ding1 nei4 zhi3
butyrolactone
丁宁丁寧ding1 ning2
variant of 叮嚀|叮咛
丁青丁青ding1 qing1
Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
丁青县丁青縣ding1 qing1 xian4
Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區|昌都地区, Tibet
丁醛丁醛ding1 quan2
butyraldehyde; butanal
丁汝昌丁汝昌ding1 ru3 chang1
Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
丁巳丁巳ding1 si4
fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
丁糖丁糖ding1 tang2
tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
丁烷丁烷ding1 wan2
butane
丁韪良丁韙良ding1 wei3 liang2
William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University
丁未丁未ding1 wei4
forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
新丁新丁xin1 ding1
new addition to a family (i.e. a birth); a boy who has just come of age; (in a job etc) newcomer; novice
亚丁亞丁ya4 ding1
Aden
亚丁湾亞丁灣ya4 ding1 wan1
Gulf of Aden
腰果鸡丁腰果雞丁yao1 guo3 ji1 ding1
chicken with cashew nuts
一丁不识一丁不識yi1 ding1 bu4 shi2
illiterate; ignorant
一丁点一丁點yi1 ding1 dian3
a tiny bit; a wee bit
异丁苯丙酸異丁苯丙酸yi4 ding1 ben3 bing3 suan1
Ibuprofen or Nurofen; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), trade names Advil, Motrin, Nuprin etc, used as analgesic and antipyretic, e.g. for arthritis sufferers; also called 布洛芬
异丁烷異丁烷yi4 ding1 wan2
isobutane
园丁園丁yuan2 ding1
gardener
扎马剌丁紮馬剌丁za1 ma3 la2 ding1
Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260
扎马鲁丁紮馬魯丁za1 ma3 lu3 ding1
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
札马剌丁札馬剌丁zha2 ma3 la2 ding1
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
札马鲁丁札馬魯丁zha2 ma3 lu3 ding1
see 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
丁丁丁丁zheng1 zheng1
sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc