電腦

See also: 电脑 and 電脳

Chinese

		electric; electricity; electrical	brain
trad. (電腦)		電	腦
simp. (电脑)		电	脑
Literally: “electric brain”.

Etymology

Coined by Taiwanese computer expert Fan Kuanling (范光陵) in 1965 in his book 《電腦和你》 (Computers and You).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): diànnǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дянно (di͡anno, III-II)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): din⁶ nou⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): en⁵ nau²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thien-nó
• Eastern Min (BUC): diêng-nō̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-náu / tiān-ló

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diêng⁶ nao² / diang⁶ nao²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶di-nau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diànnǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diànnǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-nao³
    • Yale: dyàn-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnao
    • Palladius: дяньнао (djanʹnao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (電腦兒／电脑儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diànnǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diànnǎor
    • Wade–Giles: tien⁴-nao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: dyàn-nǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnaol
    • Palladius: дяньнаор (djanʹnaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дянно (di͡anno, III-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiæ̃⁴⁴ nɔ⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: din⁶ nou⁵
    • Yale: dihn nóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: din⁶ nou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: din⁶ nou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːn²² nou̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: en⁵ nau²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /en³² ⁿdau⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-nó
    • Hakka Romanization System: tien no`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tian⁴ no³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ no³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: diêng-nō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡo³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-náu
    • Tâi-lô: tiān-náu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diexnnao
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tiɛn²²⁻¹² nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ nãu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-ló
    • Tâi-lô: tiān-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diexnloir
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² lo⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diêng⁶ nao² / diang⁶ nao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕng náu / tiăng náu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/, /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/

Note:

• diêng6 nao2 - Chaozhou;
• diang6 nao2 - Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶di-nau
    • MiniDict: di^去 nau
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³di-nau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /di²² nɔ⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 電腦

1. computer (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m)

   玩電腦／玩电脑  ―  wán diànnǎo  ―  to play on the computer

   我試用新電腦。／我试用新电脑。  ―  Wǒ shìyòng xīn diànnǎo.  ―  I tried out the new computer.

   就是這臺電腦價格上萬，我也會買。 [MSC, trad.]
   就是这台电脑价格上万，我也会买。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiùshì zhè tái diànnǎo jiàgé shàng wàn, wǒ yě huì mǎi. [Pinyin]

   Even if this computer's price is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.

Synonyms

• 電算／电算 (diànsuàn)
• 電算機／电算机 (diànsuànjī)
• 電子計算機／电子计算机 (diànzǐ jìsuànjī)
• 計算機／计算机 (jìsuànjī)

Descendants

• → Atayal: tennaw
• → Bouyei: dianqnaoj
• → Bunun: tinnau
• → Saaroa: tinnau
• → Tibetan: གློག་ཀླད (glog klad) (calque)
• → Taroko: tennaw
• → Yanbian Korean: 뗀노 (ttenno)
• → Fangcheng Vietnamese: điện não
• → Zhuang: dennauj

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
電	腦
でん Grade: 2	のう Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

1. (uncommon) Kyūjitai form of 電脳: computer

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Korean

Hanja in this term
電	腦

Noun

電腦 • (ttenno) (hangeul 뗀노)

1. (Yanbian) Hanja form^? of 뗀노 (“computer”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
電	腦

Noun

電腦

1. (Fangcheng) Template:han tu form of