公用電話

简 公用电话 · 繁 公用電話
Mandarin · pinyin gōng yòng diàn huà

Meanings

  1. public phone
  2. Classifier: 部 bù
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
用
yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
電
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話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
电
diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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Mandarin tones

1–4–4–4 · gong1 yong4 dian4 hua4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gung1 jung6 din6 waa2

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gung1 jung6 din6 waa2

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noun

  1. public telephone (Classifier: 個/个 m; 臺/台 m)

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