Usage of the character 铛
dāng
铛
[鐺]
- clank
- clang
- sound of metal
chēng
铛
[鐺]
- frying pan
- griddle
dāngdāng
铛铛
[鐺鐺]
- (onom.) clang
- clank of metal
- sound of striking a gong
lángdāng
锒铛
[鋃鐺]
- iron chains
- shackles
- (onom.) clank
bǐngchēng
饼铛
[餅鐺]
- baking pan
língdang
铃铛
[鈴鐺]
- little bell
- CL:隻／只 (zhī)
dāngdāngchē
铛铛车
[鐺鐺車]
- (coll.) tram, especially Beijing trams during period of operation 1924-1956
- also written 噹噹車／当当车 (dāngdāngchē)
lángdāngrùyù
锒铛入狱
[鋃鐺入獄]
- lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)
- fig. to be put behind bars
- to get jailed
dǐngchēngyùshí
鼎铛玉石
[鼎鐺玉石]
- lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material
- casting pearls before swine