拷機
Chinese
| to call | machine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (拷機) | 拷 | 機 | |
| simp. (拷机) | 拷 | 机 | |
| alternative forms | 考機／考机 | ||
Etymology
From English call + 機／机 (“machine”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǎojī
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄠˇ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎoji
- Wade–Giles: kʻao3-chi1
- Yale: kǎu-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaoji
- Palladius: каоцзи (kaoczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Wu
Noun
拷機
- (Mainland China, chiefly Wu) pager (device)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 傳呼機 (“pager; beeper”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 傳呼機, 尋呼機 Mainland China | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 電蛐蛐兒 |
| Taiwan | 呼叫器, 叩機, BB Call | |
| Harbin | 電蛐蛐兒 | |
| Singapore | 傳呼機 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | BP機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 電蛐蛐兒, 電蛐蛐 |
| Wuhan | 電蛐蛐 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | call機, BB機 |
| Hong Kong | 傳呼機, call機, BB機 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | BB機, call機 | |
| Dongguan | BB機, call機 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呼機 |
| Quanzhou | 呼機 | |
| Zhangzhou | 呼機 | |
| Tainan | 呼機仔 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拷機 |