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phonetic
trad. (德律風)
simp. (德律风)
alternative forms 得律風得律风
 
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Borrowed from English telephone; via Shanghainese.

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德律風

  1. (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:
      德律風四十八德律风四十八  ―  délǜfēng sìshíbā hào  ―  Telephone 48

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