電影

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See also: 电影

Chinese

electric; electricity; electrical
 
picture; image; reflection
picture; image; reflection; shadow
trad. (電影)
simp. (电影)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • diang6 ian2 - Shantou;
  • diêng6 ian2 - Chaozhou.

Noun

電影

  1. (countable) film; motion picture; movie (Classifier: m c;  m;  c mn;  c)
    電影劇本电影剧本  ―  diànyǐng jùběn  ―  screenplay
    一部令人暖心電影 [MSC, trad.]
    一部令人暖心电影 [MSC, simp.]
    yībù lìngrén nuǎnxīn de diànyǐng
    a heart-warming movie
    電影改編著名同名小說 [MSC, trad.]
    电影改编著名同名小说 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè bù diànyǐng gǎibiān zì zhùmíng de tóngmíng xiǎoshuō.
    The film is adapted from the well-known novel of the same name.
    米高梅倒閉我們還有經典電影可以 [MSC, trad.]
    米高梅倒闭我们还有经典电影可以 [MSC, simp.]
    Mǐgāoméi dǎobì le, wǒmen háiyǒu jīngdiǎn de diànyǐng kěyǐ kàn ma?
    After Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer went bankrupt, do we still have classic films to watch?
    蒂姆·伯頓導演電影出名原因這些影片很多曲線 [MSC, trad.]
    蒂姆·伯顿导演电影出名原因这些影片很多曲线 [MSC, simp.]
    Dìmǔ Bódùn dǎoyǎn de diànyǐng chūmíng de yuányīn shì zài zhèxiē yǐngpiàn zhōng yǒu hěnduō de qūxiàn.
    The movies Tim Burton directs are famous for their many curves.
  2. (archaic) flash of lightning

Synonyms

  • (film):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (電影):
  • Vietnamese: điện ảnh (電影)

Others:

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

電影

  1. chữ Hán form of điện ảnh (film, movie).