mou4 sin3 din6無線電无线电
Jyutpingmou4 sin3 din6
Yalemòuh sin dihn
Definition
Radio; radio waves or wireless signals used for communication.
neutraltechnologycommunication
How it's used
Modern speakers often use the English loanword 收音機 when referring to the broadcast receiver itself, reserving 無線電 for the underlying technology or scientific context. It is frequently encountered in technical or historical discussions regarding telecommunications rather than casual daily chatter.
Examples
This device relies on radio waves to receive signals.
Do you know how radio waves transmit sound?
Related words
Common phrases
walkie-talkie
radio communication
Grammar color guide
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Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
