Talk:手機

Etymology

@Wyang zh WP calls 手機 an abbreviation. Maybe it is shortened from 手提式電話機. Hongthay (talk) 02:31, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Possibly, though it may be hard to ascertain. Wyang (talk) 05:16, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

I note that the Guifan cidian claims it is a short form derived from 手持式移动电话终端. ---> Tooironic (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2023 (UTC)