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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English telephone; via Shanghainese.
Pronunciation
Noun
德律風
- (dated) telephone
1922, 佘柏昭, 顏文初, 劉春澤, editors, 菲律賓華僑教育考察團日記, 中華書局:
- 德律風四十八號/德律风四十八号 ― délǜfēng sìshíbā hào ― Telephone 48
Synonyms
- 電話/电话 (diànhuà)
- (chiefly Taishanese, dated) 喊線/喊线