電腦

See also: 电脑 and 電脳

Chinese

		electric; electricity; electrical	brain
trad. (電腦)		電	腦
simp. (电脑)		电	脑
2nd round simp.		电㐫
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

  (Meixian, Guangdong): tiên⁴ nau³

• 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/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: tiên⁴ nau³
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nau³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: diêng-nō̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡo³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-náu
    • Tâi-lô: tiān-náu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diexnnao
    • IPA (Kinmen): /tiɛn²²⁻¹² nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ nãu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Singapore): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ nau⁴²/
  • (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

電腦

1. (countable) computer (electronic device) (Classifier: 部 m c; 臺／台 m mn w)

   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.

   電腦屏幕上有一層灰。 [MSC, trad.]
   电脑屏幕上有一层灰。 [MSC, simp.]

   Diànnǎo píngmù shàng yǒu yī céng huī. [Pinyin]

   There's a layer of dust on the computer screen.

   他修電視屏幕和電腦屏幕。 [MSC, trad.]
   他修电视屏幕和电脑屏幕。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā xiū diànshì píngmù hé diànnǎo píngmù. [Pinyin]

   He repairs television screens and computer screens.

   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 the price of this computer is over 10,000 yuan, I'm still going to buy it.

Synonyms

• 計算機／计算机 (jìsuànjī) (chiefly mainland China)
• 電子計算機／电子计算机 (diànzǐ jìsuànjī) (somewhat dated)
• 電算機／电算机 (diànsuànjī) (rare)

 

Dialectal synonyms of 電腦 (“computer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		電腦, 電子計算機, 計算機, 電算機, 電算
Mandarin	Taiwan	電腦
	Guilin	電腦
	Malaysia	電腦
	Singapore	電腦
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	電腦, 康比尤特
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	康比尤特
	Dagudi (Maliba)	電腦
	Reshuitang (Longling)	電腦
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	電腦
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	電腦
Cantonese	Guangzhou	電腦
	Hong Kong	電腦, 腦
	Taishan	電腦
	Taishan (Guanghai)	電腦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	電腦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	電腦
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	電腦
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	電腦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	電腦
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	電腦
	Móng Cái	電腦
	Yangon (Taishan)	電腦
	Mandalay (Taishan)	電腦
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	電腦
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	電腦
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	電腦
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	電腦
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	電腦
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	電腦
	Senai (Huiyang)	電腦
Eastern Min	Matsu	電腦
Southern Min	Xiamen	電腦
	Quanzhou	電腦
	Zhangzhou	電腦
	Penang (Hokkien)	電腦
	Singapore (Hokkien)	電腦
	Manila (Hokkien)	電腦
	Bangkok (Teochew)	電腦
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	電腦
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	電腦
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	電腦
	Singapore (Teochew)	電腦
Wu	Shanghai	電腦
Xiang	Changsha	電子計算機, 電腦

Derived terms

• 便攜式電腦／便携式电脑 (biànxiéshì diànnǎo)
• 個人電腦／个人电脑 (gèrén diànnǎo)
• 家用電腦／家用电脑 (jiāyòng diànnǎo)
• 平板電腦／平板电脑 (píngbǎn diànnǎo)
• 手提電腦／手提电脑 (shǒutí diànnǎo)
• 掌上電腦／掌上电脑 (zhǎngshàng diànnǎo)
• 桌上型電腦／桌上型电脑 (zhuōshàngxíng diànnǎo)
• 筆記型電腦／笔记型电脑 (bǐjìxíng diànnǎo)
• 筆記本電腦／笔记本电脑 (bǐjìběn diànnǎo)
• 膝上型電腦／膝上型电脑 (xīshàngxíng diànnǎo)
• 超級電腦／超级电脑 (chāojí diànnǎo)
• 電腦化／电脑化 (diànnǎohuà)
• 電腦業者／电脑业者 (diànnǎoyèzhě)
• 電腦病毒／电脑病毒 (diànnǎo bìngdú)
• 電腦科學／电脑科学 (diànnǎo kēxué)
• 電腦程式／电脑程式 (diànnǎo chéngshì)
• 電腦遊戲／电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (電腦):

• → Japanese: 電脳(でんのう) (dennō)
• → Vietnamese: điện não (電腦)

Others:

Descendants

• → Amis: tingnaw
• → Atayal: tennaw
• → Sakizaya: tingnaw
• → Kanakanabu: tennau
• → Bunun: tinnau
• → Rukai: tingnau
• → Dongxiang: jiennao
• → Saaroa: tinnau
• → Paiwan: tinnaw
• → Puyuma: tinnaw
• → Saisiyat: tiyaenaw
• → Thao: tian-nau
• → Taroko: tennaw
• → Yami: tiannaw
• → Kavalan: tiannaw
• → Bouyei: dianqnaoj
• → Guiqiong: diɐnnə
• → Tibetan: གློག་ཀླད (glog klad) (calque)
• → Wutunhua: dianno
• → Yanbian Korean: 뗀노 (ttenno)
• → Zhuang: dennauj
• → Lü: ᦶᦎᧃᧈᦓᧁ (ṫaen¹naw), ᦶᦎᧃᧈᦓᦱᧁ (ṫaen¹naaw)

Japanese

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

For pronunciation and definitions of 電腦 – see the following entry.

【電脳でんのう】 [noun] (uncommon) computer [noun] (uncommon) cybernetic brain

(This term, 電腦, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
電	腦

Noun

電腦

1. (Fangcheng) chữ Hán form of điện não (“computer”).