BB機
See also: BB机
Chinese
| phonetic | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (BB機) | BB | 機 | |
| simp. (BB机) | BB | 机 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English beeper + 機／机 (jī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: BB-jī
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìbìji
- Wade–Giles: pi4-pi4-chi1
- Yale: bì-bì-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihbihji
- Palladius: бибицзи (bibiczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bi1 bi1 gei1
- Yale: bī bī gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: bi1 bi1 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: bi1 bi1 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /piː⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
BB機
- 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 |