Electronics

1. 手機仔

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   Mobile phone

   Usage

   The word for a mobile phone — for asking to borrow one, for example

   Grammar Note

   手 is "hand", 機 "machine" and 仔 a suffix; the whole is a headword

2. 電池

   tien3 cii5

   Battery

   Usage

   The word for a battery — for a flat torch or device

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

3. 插頭

   cab4 teu5

   Plug

   Usage

   The word for an electrical plug

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary example is unplugging appliances you are not using

4. 手電筒仔

   su2 tien3 tung5 e2

   Flashlight

   Usage

   The word for a flashlight — for typhoon nights and mountain walks

   Grammar Note

   The headword is 手電筒仔; the plain 手電筒 is listed as a similar word

5. 冷氣

   lang1 hi3

   Air conditioning

   Usage

   The word for air conditioning — 開冷氣 means to switch it on

   Grammar Note

   The sense used here is the dictionary's second: equipment that cools a room

6. 電扇

   tien3 san3

   Electric fan

   Usage

   The word for an electric fan

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

7. 冰箱

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   Refrigerator

   Usage

   The word for a refrigerator

   Grammar Note

   A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

8. 電視

   tien3 sii3

   Television

   Usage

   The word for a television

   Grammar Note

   The word also covers the television set itself

9. 電鑊仔

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   Electric cooker

   Usage

   The word for the electric cooker used for rice

   Grammar Note

   鑊 is a wok or pot and 仔 a suffix; the dictionary glosses it as 電鍋

10. 洗衫機

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    Washing machine

    Usage

    The word for a washing machine

    Grammar Note

    洗衫 is "wash clothes" and 機 is "machine"

11. 吹風機

    coi1 fung1 gi1

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    The word for a hair dryer — for asking whether your lodging can lend one

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

12. 翕相機

    hib4 xiong3 gi1

    Camera

    Usage

    The word for a camera

    Grammar Note

    翕 means to take a photo; the dictionary lists 照相機 as a synonym

13. 停電

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    Power outage

    Usage

    The word for a power outage — to report one to your lodging

    Grammar Note

    停 is "stop" and 電 "electricity"; the dictionary example has 會停電, but 停電 is not itself a headword. Composed from dictionary-verified words.

14. 電腦

    tien3 no2

    Computer

    Usage

    The word for a computer, for talking about a PC

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

15. 電火

    tien3 fo2

    Electric light

    Usage

    The word for an electric light, as in the room light

    Grammar Note

    電 and 火 together name the electric light; a headword

16. 網路

    miong2 lu3

    Internet / network

    Usage

    The word for the internet or a network

    Grammar Note

    A word listed as a headword in the MOE dictionary.

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