lau4 dung6 din6 waa2流動電話流动电话
Jyutpinglau4 dung6 din6 waa2
Yalelàuh duhng dihn wá
Definition
Mobile phone; cellular phone.
neutraltechnologycommunication
How it's used
While this term is the formal and technically correct way to refer to a mobile phone, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation. Most people simply use the English loanword 手機 or the shortened form 電話 to refer to their device. You will mostly encounter this term in written notices, official documents, or when filling out forms.
Measure word
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Where did you buy your mobile phone?
Don't use your mobile phone inside the MTR.
Related words
Common phrases
mobile phone number
mobile phone network
Common mistake
Do not use this term when talking to friends or family, as it sounds overly formal and stiff. Using 手機 is much more natural and common in everyday speech.
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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.
