# 電蛐蛐
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): diànqūqu
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ ˙ㄑㄩ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dian$^4$ qu$^1$ qu$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diànqūqu
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ ˙ㄑㄩ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diàncyucyů
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^4$-chʻü$^1$-chʻü$^5$
*** Yale: dyàn-chyū-chyu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannchiu.chiu
*** Palladius: дяньцюйцюй (djanʹcjujcjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (電蛐蛐兒／电蛐蛐儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diànqūqur
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩ ˙ㄑㄩㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diàncyucyůr
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^4$-chʻü$^1$-chʻü$^5$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dyàn-chyū-chyur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannchiu.chiuel
*** Palladius: дяньцюйцюйр (djanʹcjujcjujr)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyə̯ɻ²/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: dian$^4$ qu$^1$ qu$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: diankyky
*** Sinological IPA : /tiɛn²¹³ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

### Noun

電蛐蛐
* (Mandarin, regional, colloquial, humorous) pager; beeper (device)
    From: 1995, 高胜历, 城市里的庄户人, in 《高胜历散文随笔选》, Qingdao: 青岛出版社, page 187
    Rújīn de jiùyǒu zhōng, bǎ kùyāodài shang bié yī diànqūqu, zhěngtiān dōngbēnxīzǒu, mēngchīmēnghē, zhāoyáoguòshì de qiǎnlòu zhī tú yuè lái yuè duō le, ér rú Xiángmíng zhème chìchéng zhízhuó de rén, què yǐ shì fèngmáolínjiǎo, yěxǔ zhèng yóuyú cǐ, wǒ fǎn'ér géwài de jìngzhòng zhè wèi chéngshì lǐ de zhuānghùrén, wǒ juéde Xiū Xiángmíng yǒngyuǎn shì fùyǒu de, zhè chúle tā de xiāngtǔ jīnglì, tā de péngyou zhīwài, hái yīnwèi tā yōngyǒu wénxué. [Pinyin]
    Among my old friends now, there are more and more of these shallow people who have beepers clipped onto their belts, running about all day, cheating their way, and act ostentatiously in public, yet people who are as sincere and persistent as Xiangming are very rare. Perhaps exactly because of this, I actually particularly respect this farmer in the city. I think that Xiu Xiangming is forever rich; other than his experiences in his hometown and his friends, it is also because he has literature.
    From: 2002, 张之路, 《李大米和他的影子》, Shenyang: 春风文艺出版社, page 73
    Xiàozhǎng wēiyán de xuānbù: “Yǒu shéi dài le BP-jī, mǎshàng jiāo chūlai!” Jiùxiàng shì sōuchá dúpǐn hé qiāngzhī dànyào. Dàjiā dāi zhù le, méiyǒu diànqūqu de tái qǐ tóu, liǎnshang lùchū déyì de wēixiào. Dài le diànqūqu de bùyóuzìzhǔ de dī xià tóu, mùguāng sìchù duǒshǎn, xiàng yī qún gānggāng chū dòng de xiǎo lǎoshǔ. [Pinyin]
    The principal solemnly announced, "Whoever brought a pager must hand it over immediately!" It was just like a search for drugs, firearms and ammunition. Everyone was stunned. Those who did not have a beeper lifted up their heads, smiling smugly. Those who brought a beeper couldn't help but lower their heads, and their evasive eyes looked all over the place, like a mischief of little mice that have just come out of a hole.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 傳呼機, 尋呼機 Mainland China |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 電蛐蛐兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 呼叫器, 叩機, BB Call |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 電蛐蛐兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 傳呼機 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | BP機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 電蛐蛐兒, 電蛐蛐 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 電蛐蛐 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | call機, BB機 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 傳呼機, call機, BB機 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | BB機, call機 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | BB機, call機 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呼機 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 呼機 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 呼機 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 呼機仔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拷機 |