# 微波烤箱
## Chinese

| | | microwave; microwave oven | oven; sauna |
| trad. (微波烤箱) | trad. (微波烤箱) | 微波 | 烤箱 |
| simp. $^#$(微波烤箱) | simp. $^#$(微波烤箱) | 微波 | 烤箱 |

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wēibō kǎoxiāng, wéibō kǎoxiāng
    (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ, ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mei$^4$ bo$^1$ haau$^1$ soeng$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mì-pô káu-siông
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bî-pho khó-siuⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wēibō kǎoxiāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: weibo kǎosiang
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^1$-po$^1$ kʻao$^3$-hsiang$^1$
*** Yale: wēi-bwō kǎu-syāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueibo kaoshiang
*** Palladius: вэйбо каосян (vɛjbo kaosjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wéibō kǎoxiāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄛ ㄎㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wéibo kǎosiang
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^2$-po$^1$ kʻao$^3$-hsiang$^1$
*** Yale: wéi-bwō kǎu-syāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weibo kaoshiang
*** Palladius: вэйбо каосян (vɛjbo kaosjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯³⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mei$^4$ bo$^1$ haau$^1$ soeng$^1$
*** Yale: mèih bō hāau sēung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mei$^4$ bo$^1$ haau$^1$ soeng$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: méi$^4$ bo$^1$ hao$^1$ sêng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mei̯²¹ pɔː⁵⁵ haːu̯⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mì-pô káu-siông
*** Hakka Romanization System: mi$^ˇ$ bo$^ˊ$ gau$^ˋ$ xiong$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mi$^2$ bo$^1$ gau$^3$ xiong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi¹¹ po²⁴ kau̯³¹ si̯oŋ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bî-pho khó-siuⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: bî-pho khó-siunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: biphoy qoysviw
*** IPA (Taipei): /bi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siũ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi²³⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siũ⁴⁴/

### Noun

微波烤箱
* microwave oven
    From: 1986 (reprinted in 1990), 梁實秋 (Liang Shih-chiu), 廚房, in 雅舍小品, volume 4, page 65
    Táitóu yǒu diàn kǎoxiāng huòshì wēibōkǎoxiāng, kǎo jī kǎo yā kǎo péncài, hōng gāo hōng diǎn hōng miànbāo, zìdòng kòngzhì, bùyú shāojiāo. [Pinyin]
    There would be an electric oven or microwave oven right above your head; whether it's roasting chicken or duck, or baking casseroles, cakes, pastries or bread, it is controlled automatically, without any worry for getting anything burnt.
    From: 1996 (reprinted in 2011), 紀大偉 (Chi Ta-wei), 膜 (Membrane), page 165
    Bùguò, wǒ nánmiǎn juéde bù gānxīn — yīnwèi, wǒ duì chāoshì de qítā shēngxiān shípǐn yě hàoqí jí le, què zhǐ néng qìfèn zìjǐ zhǐ dǒngde yòng wēibō kǎoxiāng. [Pinyin]
    That said, it was inevitable that I could not accept my failure—that's because I became curious of other fresh food products in the supermarket, yet I could only be mad at myself for only knowing how to use a microwave oven.
    From: 2015, 行遍天下記者群, 搭地鐵玩首爾【最新版】, page 157
    Gè fángjiān jùbèi miǎnfèi wúxiàn wǎnglù yǔ yǒuxiàn diànshì, lěngqì, dúlì wèiyù; gōngyòngqū kě miǎnfèi diànnǎo shàngwǎng, yǒu wēibō kǎoxiāng. [Pinyin]
    Each room is equipped with free wireless Internet, as well as cable TV, air conditioning and a private bathroom; in public areas, you can surf the Web for free, and there are microwave ovens.

#### Synonyms

* 微波爐／微波炉 (wēibōlú)