電腦

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See also: 电脑 and 電脳

Chinese

electric; electricity; electrical brain
trad. (電腦) 電 腦
simp. (电脑) 电 脑
2nd round simp. 电㐫
Literally: “electric brain”.
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Etymology

Coined by Taiwanese computer expert Fan Kuanling (范光陵) in 1965 in his book 《電腦和你》 (Computers and You).

Pronunciation

Note:
  • diêng6 nao2 - Chaozhou;
  • diang6 nao2 - Jieyang.

Noun

電腦

  1. (countable) computer (electronic device) (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn w)
    玩電腦／玩电脑  ―  wán diànnǎo  ―  to play on the computer
    我試用新電腦。／我试用新电脑。  ―  Wǒ shìyòng xīn diànnǎo.  ―  I tried out the new computer.
    電腦屏幕上有一層灰。 [MSC, trad.]
    电脑屏幕上有一层灰。 [MSC, simp.]
    Diànnǎo píngmù shàng yǒu yī céng huī.
    There's a layer of dust on the computer screen.
    他修電視屏幕和電腦屏幕。 [MSC, trad.]
    他修电视屏幕和电脑屏幕。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā xiū diànshì píngmù hé diànnǎo píngmù.
    He repairs television screens and computer screens.
    就是這臺電腦價格上萬，我也會買。 [MSC, trad.]
    就是这台电脑价格上万，我也会买。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jiùshì zhè tái diànnǎo jiàgé shàng wàn, wǒ yě huì mǎi.
    Even if the price of this computer is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 電腦 (“computer”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 電腦, 電子計算機, 計算機, 電算機, 電算
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 電腦
Malaysia 電腦
Singapore 電腦
Central Plains Mandarin Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 電腦, 康比尤特
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 康比尤特
Southwestern Mandarin Guilin 電腦
Dagudi (Maliba) 電腦
Reshuitang (Longling) 電腦
Mae Salong (Lancang) 電腦
Mae Sai (Tengchong) 電腦
Cantonese Guangzhou 電腦
Hong Kong 電腦, 腦
Taishan 電腦
Taishan (Guanghai) 電腦
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) 電腦
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) 電腦
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) 電腦
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 電腦
Singapore (Guangfu) 電腦
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) 電腦
Móng Cái 電腦
Yangon (Taishan) 電腦
Mandalay (Taishan) 電腦
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 電腦
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 電腦
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 電腦
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 電腦
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 電腦
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 電腦
Senai (Huiyang) 電腦
Eastern Min Matsu 電腦
Southern Min Xiamen 電腦
Quanzhou 電腦
Zhangzhou 電腦
Penang (Hokkien) 電腦
Singapore (Hokkien) 電腦
Manila (Hokkien) 電腦
Bangkok (Teochew) 電腦
Chiang Mai (Teochew) 電腦
Hat Yai (Teochew) 電腦
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 電腦
Singapore (Teochew) 電腦
Wu Shanghai 電腦
Xiang Changsha 電子計算機, 電腦

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (電腦):

Others:

Descendants

Japanese

Kanji in this term
電 腦
でん
Grade: 2 		のう
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 電腦 – see the following entry.
【電脳でんのう】
(uncommon) computer
(uncommon) cybernetic brain
(This term, 電腦, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
電腦

Noun

電腦

  1. (Fangcheng) chữ Hán form of điện não (“computer”).
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