信箱
Chinese edit
letter; true; to believe letter; true; to believe; sign; evidence |
box; trunk; chest | ||
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trad. (信箱) | 信 | 箱 | |
simp. #(信箱) | 信 | 箱 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
信箱
- mailbox; letter box (private receptacle)
- post-office box (box in post office station)
- post box (public collection box)
- Short for 語音信箱/语音信箱 (yǔyīn xìnxiāng, “voice mail”).
- Short for 電子郵箱/电子邮箱 (diànzǐ yóuxiāng, “electronic mailbox; e-mailbox; inbox”).
Synonyms edit
- (letter box): 郵箱/邮箱 (yóuxiāng); (Min Nan) 批箱
- (post box): 郵箱/邮箱 (yóuxiāng), 郵筒/邮筒 (yóutǒng)
- (electronic mailbox):
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Bouyei: xinqxiangy
- → Zhuang: saenqsieng, sinsiengh
Further reading edit
- “Entry #52437”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.