din6 waa2 sin3電話線电话线
Jyutpingdin6 waa2 sin3
Yaledihn wá sin
Definition
Telephone line; a cable connecting a telephone to the telecommunications network.
colloquialtechnologyhome
How it's used
Refers specifically to the physical cable connecting a landline device to the wall socket. While modern households increasingly rely on fiber optics or wireless routers, this term remains the standard way to describe the traditional copper wire connection. It is frequently used when troubleshooting connectivity issues with home internet or landline phones.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
The telephone line at home is broken, I cannot make calls.
Related words
Common phrases
to connect a telephone line
telephone line jack
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
