<p>well, taxi is called "的士" in hong kong. in mandarin speaking area, it's translated as "計程車" or "出租車".</p>

<p>about 1990s, it's trendy to use "的士", instead of "計程車" in mainland china; the action of using / calling a taxi is "打的".</p>

<p>so 的 --> 嘀嘀 --> 滴滴</p>

<p>they share the same syllable :)</p>

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<p>Apparently the successful taxi app 滴滴出行 was originally called 嘀嘀打车. What is the meaning of 嘀嘀 here and why was it considered acceptable to change 嘀嘀 to 滴滴?</p>

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Meaning of the name Didi Chuxing/滴滴出行？
# Meaning of the name Didi Chuxing/滴滴出行？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-07)

Apparently the successful taxi app 滴滴出行 was originally called 嘀嘀打车. What is the meaning of 嘀嘀 here and why was it considered acceptable to change 嘀嘀 to 滴滴?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-07. Score: -1

well, taxi is called "的士" in hong kong. in mandarin speaking area, it's translated as "計程車" or "出租車".

about 1990s, it's trendy to use "的士", instead of "計程車" in mainland china; the action of using / calling a taxi is "打的".

so 的 --> 嘀嘀 --> 滴滴

they share the same syllable :)


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