din6 waa2 bou6電話簿电话簿
Jyutpingdin6 waa2 bou6
Yaledihn wá bouh
Definition
Phone book; telephone directory.
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How it's used
The term is increasingly archaic as physical directories have been replaced by digital contacts and search engines. It is often used figuratively now to describe a thick, dense document or a long list of names. When people do refer to it, they are usually talking about the old yellow pages or a personal address book.
Measure word
bun2本búnExamples
Check the phone book to see if you have his number.
Related words
Common phrases
look up in the phone book
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 手機, which refers to the mobile phone device itself. While you might store contacts in a 手機, the physical book is specifically a 電話簿.
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