電話〔电话〕 din⁶ waa² {diàn huà}

(noun) telephone (including cell phone)

內線〔内线〕 noi⁶ sin³ {nèi xiàn}

internal line [telephone]

補卡〔补-〕 bou² kaat¹ {bǔ kǎ}

1. to replace a lost or damaged SIM card, retaining one's original telephone number
2. SIM replacement

撥號〔拨号〕 but⁶ hou⁶ {bō hào}

to dial a telephone number

叉簧 caa¹ wong⁴ {chā huáng}

switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)

拆機〔-机〕 caak³ gei¹ {chāi jī}

1. to dismantle a machine
2. to terminate a telephone service

磁卡 ci⁴ kaat¹ {cí kǎ}

1. magnetic card
2. IC Card (telephone)

電杆〔电-〕 din⁶ gon¹ {diàn gān}

1. electric pole
2. telephone pole

電話〔电话〕 din⁶ waa² {diàn huà}

1. telephone
2. CL: 部
3. phone call
4. CL: 通
5. phone number

分機〔-机〕 fan¹ gei¹ {fēn jī}

1. (telephone) extension
2. CL: 臺

掛好〔挂-〕 gwaa³ hou² {guà hǎo}

to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)

耳機〔-机〕 ji⁵ gei¹ {ěr jī}

1. headphones
2. earphones
3. telephone receiver

區碼〔区码〕 keoi¹ maa⁵ {qū mǎ}

1. area code
2. telephone dialing code

來電〔来电〕 loi⁴ din⁶ {lái diàn}

1. incoming telegram or telephone call
2. your telegram, telephone call, or message
3. to send a telegram or make a telephone call here (i.e. to the speaker)
4. to have instant attraction to sb
5. to have chemistry with sb
6. to come back (of electricity, after an outage)

免提 min⁵ tai⁴ {miǎn tí}

hands-free (of telephone etc)

網通〔网-〕 mong⁵ tung¹ {wǎng tōng}

China Network Communications (CNC) Group Corporation (one of China's large telephone companies)

線桿〔线杆〕 sin³ gon¹ {xiàn gǎn}

1. telephone pole
2. utility pole

聽筒〔听-〕 teng¹ tung² {tīng tǒng}

1. telephone receiver
2. headphone
3. earphone
4. earpiece
5. stethoscope

通話〔-话〕 tung¹ waa⁶ {tōng huà}

1. to hold a conversation
2. to talk over the telephone
3. phone call

斷線〔断线〕 tyun⁵ sin³ {duàn xiàn}

1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
4. cut off

話卡〔话-〕 waa⁶ kaat¹ {huà kǎ}

calling card (telephone)

話亭〔话-〕 waa⁶ ting⁴ {huà tíng}

telephone booth

話筒〔话-〕 waa⁶ tung² {huà tǒng}

1. microphone
2. (telephone) receiver
3. handset

佔線〔占线〕 zim³ sin³ {zhàn xiàn}

busy (telephone line)

偵聽〔侦听〕 zing¹ teng¹ {zhēn tīng}

1. to eavesdrop
2. to tap (telephone conversations)
3. to intercept and investigate

總機〔总机〕 zung² gei¹ {zǒng jī}

1. central exchange
2. telephone exchange
3. switchboard

轉接〔转-〕 zyun² zip³ {zhuǎn jiē}

1. switch
2. connection
3. to put through (to telephone extension)

收話器〔-话-〕 sau¹ waa⁶ hei³ {shōu huà qì}

a telephone receiver

撥號盤〔拨号盘〕 but⁶ hou⁶ pun⁴ {bō hào pán}

telephone dial

儲值卡〔储--〕 cyu⁵ zik⁶ kaat¹ {chǔ zhí kǎ}

1. stored-value card
2. pre-paid card (telephone, transport etc)

打電話〔-电话〕 daa² din⁶ waa² {dǎ diàn huà}

to make a telephone call

德律風〔--风〕 dak¹ leot⁶ fung¹ {dé lǜ fēng}

telephone (loanword)

電線杆〔电线-〕 din⁶ sin³ gon¹ {diàn xiàn gān}

1. electric pole
2. telephone pole
3. lamppost
4. CL: 根

電線桿〔电线杆〕 din⁶ sin³ gon¹ {diàn xiàn gǎn}

1. electric pole
2. telephone pole
3. lamppost
4. CL: 根

電話簿〔电话-〕 din⁶ waa² bou⁶ {diàn huà bù}

telephone directory

電話機〔电话机〕 din⁶ waa² gei¹ {diàn huà jī}

telephone equipment

電話卡〔电话-〕 din⁶ waa² kaat¹ {diàn huà kǎ}

telephone card

電話網〔电话网〕 din⁶ waa² mong⁵ {diàn huà wǎng}

telephone network

電話門〔电话门〕 din⁶ waa² mun⁴ {Diàn huà Mén}

"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records

電話線〔电话线〕 din⁶ waa² sin³ {diàn huà xiàn}

1. telephone line
2. telephone wire

電話亭〔电话-〕 din⁶ waa² ting⁴ {diàn huà tíng}

telephone booth

沃達豐〔-达丰〕 juk¹ daat⁶ fung¹ {Wò dá fēng}

Vodafone (telephone company)

熱線電話〔热线电话〕 jit⁶ sin³ din⁶ waa² {rè xiàn diàn huà}

telephone hotline

程控電話〔--电话〕 cing⁴ hung³ din⁶ waa² {chéng kòng diàn huà}

automatic telephone exchange

暢談話卡〔畅谈话-〕 coeng³ taam⁴ waa⁶ kaat¹ {chàng tán huà kǎ}

long-term calling card (telephone)

電話服務〔电话-务〕 din⁶ waa² fuk⁶ mou⁶ {diàn huà fú wù}

telephone service

電話區號〔电话区号〕 din⁶ waa² keoi¹ hou⁶ {diàn huà qū hào}

telephone area code

電話區碼〔电话区码〕 din⁶ waa² keoi¹ maa⁵ {diàn huà qū mǎ}

1. area code
2. telephone dialing code

電話鈴聲〔电话铃声〕 din⁶ waa² ling⁴ sing¹ {diàn huà líng shēng}

1. (telephone) ring
2. ringing

電話網路〔电话网-〕 din⁶ waa² mong⁵ lou⁶ {diàn huà wǎng lù}

telephone network

電話信號〔电话-号〕 din⁶ waa² seon³ hou⁶ {diàn huà xìn hào}

telephone signal

電話線路〔电话线-〕 din⁶ waa² sin³ lou⁶ {diàn huà xiàn lù}

telephone line

電話會議〔电话会议〕 din⁶ waa² wui⁶ ji⁵ {diàn huà huì yì}

(telephone) conference call

固定電話〔--电话〕 gu³ ding⁶ din⁶ waa² {gù dìng diàn huà}

1. landline telephone
2. fixed-line telephone

行動電話〔-动电话〕 hang⁴ dung⁶ din⁶ waa² {xíng dòng diàn huà}

mobile telephone

移動電話〔-动电话〕 ji⁴ dung⁶ din⁶ waa² {yí dòng diàn huà}

mobile telephone

無線電話〔无线电话〕 mou⁴ sin³ din⁶ waa² {wú xiàn diàn huà}

1. radio telephony
2. wireless telephone

移動式電話〔-动-电话〕 ji⁴ dung⁶ sik¹ din⁶ waa² {yí dòng shì diàn huà}

mobile telephone

公眾電信網路〔-众电-网-〕 gung¹ zung³ din⁶ seon³ mong⁵ lou⁶ {gōng zhòng diàn xìn wǎng lù}

public telephone network

常規銅電話線〔-规铜电话线〕 soeng⁴ kwai¹ tung⁴ din⁶ waa² sin³ {cháng guī tóng diàn huà xiàn}

ordinary copper telephone line

公用交換電話網〔---换电话网〕 gung¹ jung⁶ gaau¹ wun⁶ din⁶ waa² mong⁵ {gōng yòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng}

1. public switched telephone network
2. PSTN

公共交換電話網路〔---换电话网-〕 gung¹ gung⁶ gaau¹ wun⁶ din⁶ waa² mong⁵ lou⁶ {gōng gòng jiāo huàn diàn huà wǎng lù}

1. public switched telephone network
2. PSTN

日本電報電話公司〔--电报电话--〕 jat⁶ bun² din⁶ bou³ din⁶ waa² gung¹ si¹ {Rì běn Diàn bào Diàn huà Gōng sī}

1. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
2. NTT

國際電報電話咨詢委員會〔国际电报电话-询-员会〕 gwok³ zai³ din⁶ bou³ din⁶ waa² zi¹ seon¹ wai² jyun⁴ wui² {Guó jì Diàn bào Diàn huà Zī xún Wěi yuán huì}

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)