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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by hn_throwaway_99 on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:19PM (#18868419)
> "Dindim" is a slang for money in Brazil, but in a very cute way.

Just curious, the way it is pronounced in the video it sounds similar to "Ching ching", which is also slang for money in English (sounds like a cash register opening). Is that the same idea in Portuguese?

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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by airstrike on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @03:25PM (#18868470)
I don't think it's purposefully so... "Di" sounds more like "Ji" (with a short i) in most accents
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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by merkaloid on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @09:03PM (#18870915)
It's only a Ji in Brazilian Portuguese accents. In other accents (most notably continental Portuguese), Di is pronounced like Dee.
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