叉電

Chinese

		(Cantonese) to charge; to recharge	electric; electricity; electrical
trad. (叉電)		叉	電
simp. (叉电)		叉	电
alternative forms		差電／差电

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caa¹ din⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caa¹ din⁶
    • Yale: chā dihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaa¹ din⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ca¹ din⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ tiːn²²/

Verb

叉⫽電 (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to charge; to recharge (a battery or electronic device)
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively, of a person) to recharge (to invigorate and revitalize one's energy level); to recharge one's batteries

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 充電 (“to charge (a battery or electronic device)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		充電
Mandarin	Taiwan	充電
	Guilin	充電
	Singapore	充電
Cantonese	Hong Kong	叉電, 充電
	Taishan	充電
Southern Min	Xiamen	充電
	Tainan	充電
Wu	Shanghai	充電

Derived terms

• 叉電器／叉电器
• 叉電線／叉电线