丁字

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
丁字

Etymology

• The character 字, in this sense means -shaped, while the character 丁 just signifies a capital T shape. Literally, it could mean 丁-shaped.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tiŋ˥˥tsɨ˥˩ ]

Adverb

丁字 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin dīngzì)

1. T-shaped
   • c. 1330 - 1400: Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5

     三匹馬丁字兒廝殺。戰到三十合，戰不倒呂布。 (trad.)

      

     三匹马丁字儿厮杀，战到三十合，战不倒吕布。 (simp.)

     Sānpī mǎ dīngzìr sīshā, zhàn dào sānshíhé, zhàn bùdǎo Lǚbù.

     The three horses had now formed a "T" shape as they fought. After fighting for thirty bouts, they were unable to bring down Lü Bu.

Derived terms

丁字步 丁字尺 丁字带, 丁字帶 丁字儿, 丁字兒 丁字斧

丁字钢, 丁字鋼 丁字脚, 丁字腳 丁字街 丁字裤, 丁字褲 丁字梁

丁字路 丁字路口 丁字毛 丁字铺, 丁字鋪 丁字物

丁字线, 丁字線 丁字形 丁字形停止 丁字药, 丁字藥

References

• "丁字兒" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-07-24.
• 1999, Martin H. Manser, Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary (in Mandarin/English), Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 19 591151: