# 電腦
## Chinese

* 電腦

### 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): din$^6$ nou$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): en$^5$ nau$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thien-nó
    (Hailu, HRS): tien$^˖$ no$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tiên$^4$ nau$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): diêng-nō̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-náu / tiān-ló
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diêng$^6$ nao$^2$ / diang$^6$ nao$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$di-nau$_6$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dienn$^4$ lau$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diànnǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diànnǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^4$-nao$^3$
*** Yale: dyàn-nǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnao
*** Palladius: дяньнао (djanʹnao)
*** Sinological IPA : /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: tien$^4$-nao$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: dyàn-nǎur
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannnaol
*** Palladius: дяньнаор (djanʹnaor)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ naʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дянно (di͡anno, III-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /tiæ̃⁴⁴ nɔ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: din$^6$ nou$^5$
*** Yale: dihn nóuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: din$^6$ nou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: din$^6$ nou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːn²² nou̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: en$^5$ nau$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /en³² ⁿdau⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-nó
*** Hakka Romanization System: tien no$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tian$^4$ no$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ no³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: tien$^˖$ no$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰien³³ no²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tiên$^4$ nau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nau³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: diêng-nō̤
*** Sinological IPA : /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: diêng$^6$ nao$^2$ / diang$^6$ nao$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕng náu / tiăng náu
*** Sinological IPA : /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/, /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ nau⁵²/
* diêng6 nao2 - Chaozhou;
* diang6 nao2 - Jieyang.

### Noun

電腦
* (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.
       Diànnǎo píngmù shàng yǒu yī céng huī. [Pinyin]
       There's a layer of dust on the computer screen.
       Tā xiū diànshì píngmù hé diànnǎo píngmù. [Pinyin]
       He repairs television screens and computer screens.
       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)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 電腦, 電子計算機, 計算機, 電算機, 電算 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 電腦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 電腦 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 電腦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 電腦, 康比尤特 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 康比尤特 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 電腦 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 電腦, 腦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 電腦 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 電腦 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 電腦 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 電腦 |
| Southern Min | 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

* → Japanese: 電脳(でんのう) (dennō)
* → Vietnamese: điện não (電腦)
Others:
* → 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 Hyōgai |
| 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
* (Fangcheng) chữ Hán form of điện não (“computer”).