# 敲電
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khà-tiān
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khà-tiān
*** Tâi-lô: khà-tiān
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qardien
*** IPA (Penang): /kʰa²¹⁻³³ tiɛn²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɛn³³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³/

### Verb

敲電
* (Taiwanese Hokkien) to send a telegram
* (Penang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to make a telephone call

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 打電話, 致電 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 打電話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 打電話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 打電話兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 打電話兒, 打電話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 打電話兒, 打電話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 打電話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 打電話 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 打電話 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 打電話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 打電話兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 打電話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 打電話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 打電話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 打電話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 打電話, 掛電話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 打電話, 掛電話 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 打電話, 掛電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 打電話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 打電話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 打電話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 打電話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 打電話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 打電話, 撥個輪 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 打電話, 撥個輪 dated, 𢪎個輪 dated |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 打電話, 打喊線 dated |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 打電話 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 敲電話 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 打電話 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 打電話 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 打電話 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 打電話 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 打電話 |
| Jin | Linhe | 打電話 |
| Jin | Jining | 打電話 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 打電話 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 打電話 |
| Jin | Handan | 打電話 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 敲電話, 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 敲電話, 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 敲電話, 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 摃電話, 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 摃電話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 敲電 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 敲電話, 敲電 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 敲電話, 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 拍電話, 拍電 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 拍電話, 拍電 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 拍電話, 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 敲電話 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 敲電話, 敲電 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 拍電話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 拍電話 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 拍電話 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 拍電話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 打電話 |