Etymology

Douyin

Dou·yin
D2O1U1Y4I1N1

Today it means: The version of TikTok, a video-sharing social media platform, that is exclusively used in mainland China. Full definition →

Chinese 抖音
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from抖音
  2. English todayDouyin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 抖音 (dǒuyīn, literally “shaking sound”).

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