loi4 din6來電来电
Jyutpingloi4 din6
Yalelòih dihn
Definition
An incoming telephone call.
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How it's used
While often used in formal settings like business correspondence or official notifications, it is also standard in everyday speech when discussing phone features. It functions as a noun referring to the event of a call arriving rather than the act of calling someone. It is frequently paired with technical features like display or filtering settings.
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I just received an incoming call, I don't know who it's from.
Is your mobile phone not showing the caller ID?
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with the verb phrase 打嚟, which means to call in. Remember that 來電 is a noun representing the incoming call itself, whereas 打嚟 is the action performed by the caller.
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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.
