dīng chǒng jiā tíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[dīng kè])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

丁寵家庭 丁宠家庭 [ding1 chong3 jia1 ting2] /double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])/

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Other forms in these source records: 丁寵家庭

  • 丁
    dīng

    male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiān gān] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

    zhēng

    used in 丁丁[zhēng zhēng]

    Dīng

    surname Ding

  • 宠
    chǒng

    to love / to pamper / to spoil / to favor

  • 家
    jiā

    used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù] / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 庭
    tíng

    main hall / front courtyard / law court

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