敲電
Chinese
extort; knock; to strike extort; knock; to strike; to knock (at a door); to hit |
electric; electricity; electrical | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (敲電) | 敲 | 電 | |
| simp. (敲电) | 敲 | 电 | |
| alternative forms | 扣電/扣电 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khà-tiān
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-tiān
- Tâi-lô: khà-tiān
- Phofsit Daibuun: qardien
- IPA (Penang): /kʰa²¹⁻³³ tiɛn²¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɛn³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Penang)
Verb
敲電
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to send a telegram
- (Penang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to make a telephone call
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 打電話 (“to make a telephone call”) [map]