sau1 waa6 hei3收話器收话器

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Definition

A telephone receiver.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the part of a telephone handset that you hold to your ear to listen. While technically accurate, it is rarely used in modern daily speech because most people simply refer to the entire handset as 電話 or 聽筒. You will mostly encounter it in formal technical contexts or older instructional manuals.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

nei5你fong3放dai1低go3個sau1收waa6話hei3器sin1先laa1啦。

Put down the receiver first.

go3個sau1收waa6話hei3器hai6係mai6咪waai6壞zo2咗aa4呀？

Is the receiver broken?

Common phrases

naa4拿hei2起sau1收waa6話hei3器

pick up the receiver

gwaa3掛soeng6上sau1收waa6話hei3器

hang up the receiver

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 聽筒, which is the much more common and natural term for the earpiece or handset in everyday conversation. Using 收話器 in casual settings may sound overly formal or like you are reading from a manual.