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Definition
A SIM card or a prepaid telephone card.
- SIM card for a mobile phone or smart device
- datedPrepaid telephone card, used for payphones or making long-distance calls
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How it's used
While originally referring to prepaid calling cards for public phones, the term has shifted almost exclusively to mean SIM cards for mobile phones. When referring to the old-style prepaid calling cards, people often specify the type, such as IDD卡, to avoid confusion. The term is rarely used for modern digital eSIMs, which are usually just called eSIM.
Measure word
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How much credit is left on this phone card?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 手機, which refers to the physical handset itself. Using 電話卡 to mean the phone device is a common mistake that will cause confusion.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
