lī-mó͘-khòng

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese リモコン (rimokon), a clipping of リモートコントロール (rimōto kontorōru), from English remote control.

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lī-mó͘-khòng
  • Tâi-lô: lī-móo-khòng
  • Phofsit Daibuun: lixmofqoxng
  • IPA (Taipei): /li³³⁻¹¹ mɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔŋ¹¹/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li³³⁻²¹ mɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔŋ²¹/

Noun

lī-mó͘-khòng

1. (Taiwan) remote control (Classifier: 個／个 mn)

Synonyms

• 遙控／遥控 (iâu-khòng)