電腦

See also: 电脑 and 電脳

Chinese edit

	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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電腦

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): diànnǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дянно (di͡anno, III-II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): din⁶ nou⁵

(Taishan, Wiktionary): en⁵ nau²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thien-nó

(Meixian, Guangdong): tiên⁴ nau³
Eastern Min (BUC): diêng-nō̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiān-náu / tiān-ló

(Teochew, Peng'im): diêng⁶ nao² / diang⁶ nao²
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶di-nau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diànnǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diànnǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tien⁴-nao³
  - Yale: dyàn-nǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnao
  - Palladius: дяньнао (djanʹnao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (電腦兒／电脑儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diànnǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diànnǎor
  - Wade–Giles: tien⁴-nao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: dyàn-nǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnaol
  - Palladius: дяньнаор (djanʹnaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дянно (di͡anno, III-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiæ̃⁴⁴ nɔ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: din⁶ nou⁵
  - Yale: dihn nóuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ nou⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ nou⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² nou̯¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: en⁵ nau²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /en³² ⁿdau⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-nó
  - Hakka Romanization System: tien no`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tian⁴ no³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ no³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tiên⁴ nau³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nau³¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: diêng-nō̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡo³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-náu
  - Tâi-lô: tiān-náu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diexnnao
  - IPA (Kinmen): /tiɛn²²⁻¹² nãu⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ nãu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ nãu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ nãu⁵³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ nau⁴²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-ló
  - Tâi-lô: tiān-ló
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diexnloir
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² lo⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diêng⁶ nao² / diang⁶ nao²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕng náu / tiăng náu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/, /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/

Note:

diêng6 nao2 - Chaozhou;
diang6 nao2 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶di-nau
  - MiniDict: di^去 nau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³di-nau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /di²² nɔ⁴⁴/

Noun edit

電腦

(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. [Pinyin]
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. [Pinyin]
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. [Pinyin]
Even if the price of this computer is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.

Synonyms edit

計算機／计算机 (jìsuànjī) (chiefly mainland China)
電子計算機／电子计算机 (diànzǐ jìsuànjī) (somewhat dated)
電算機／电算机 (diànsuànjī) (rare)

Dialectal synonyms of 電腦 (“computer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		電腦, 電子計算機, 計算機, 電算機, 電算
Mandarin	Taiwan	電腦
	Guilin	電腦
	Malaysia	電腦
	Singapore	電腦
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	電腦, 康比尤特
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	康比尤特
	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