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Chinese
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electric; electricity; electrical
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ladder
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trad. (電梯)
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電
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梯
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simp. (电梯)
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电
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梯
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Literally: “electric ladder”.
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Pronunciation
Note:
- diêng6 tui1 - Chaozhou;
- diang6 tui1 - Shantou.
Noun
電梯
- elevator; lift (Classifier: 臺/台 m; 部 m c)
- 坐電梯/坐电梯 ― zuò diàntī ― to take the lift (literally, “to sit in the lift”)
- 殘疾人電梯/残疾人电梯 ― cánjírén diàntī ― accessible elevator
- 貴賓電梯/贵宾电梯 ― guìbīn diàntī ― VIP-only elevator
- 員工電梯/员工电梯 ― yuángōng diàntī ― staff elevator
遇有火災請勿使用電梯。 [MSC, trad.]
遇有火灾请勿使用电梯。 [MSC, simp.]- Yù yǒu huǒzāi qǐng wù shǐyòng diàntī.
- Do not use elevator in case of fire.
- escalator (Classifier: 臺/台 m; 部 m c)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
電梯 (“elevator; lift”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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電梯, 升降機
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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電梯
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Malaysia
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升降機, 電梯
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Singapore
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電梯
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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電梯, 𨋢, 升降機 dated
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Hong Kong
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𨋢, 升降機
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Macau
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升降機, 𨋢
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Taishan
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升降機
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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𨋢
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Hakka
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Meixian
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升降機
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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電梯
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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電梯
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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電梯
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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電梯
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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電梯
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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電梯
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Senai (Huiyang)
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𨋢
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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機器梯
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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電梯, 溜籠
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Quanzhou
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電梯
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Zhangzhou
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電梯
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Tainan
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電梯, 溜籠
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Penang (Hokkien)
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電梯
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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電梯, 𨋢
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Manila (Hokkien)
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電梯
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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電梯, 𨋢
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Singapore (Teochew)
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電梯, 𨋢
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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電梯, 𨋢
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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升降機
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Wu
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Shanghai
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電梯
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Dialectal synonyms of
自動扶梯 (“escalator”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯, 手扶梯
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Malaysia
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電梯
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Singapore
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電動扶梯, 電梯
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Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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扶手電梯, 行人電梯, 自動電梯, 電梯, 自動梯, 扶梯
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Macau
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電梯
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Hakka
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Kuching (Hepo)
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電梯
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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扶手電梯, 電梯, 扶梯
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Derived terms
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