# 電梯
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): diàntī
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дянти (di͡anti, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): din$^6$ tai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thien-thôi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiān-thui
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diêng$^6$ tui$^1$ / diang$^6$ tui$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$di-thi$_1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diàntī
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diànti
*** Wade–Giles: tien$^4$-tʻi$^1$
*** Yale: dyàn-tī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diannti
*** Palladius: дяньти (djanʹti)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰi⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дянти (di͡anti, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /tiæ̃⁴⁴ tʰi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: din$^6$ tai$^1$
*** Yale: dihn tāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: din$^6$ tai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: din$^6$ tei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːn²² tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thien-thôi
*** Hakka Romanization System: tien toi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tian$^4$ toi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en⁵⁵ tʰoi̯²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-thui
*** Tâi-lô: tiān-thui
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diexntuy
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tʰui³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn³³⁻²¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tʰui⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diêng$^6$ tui$^1$ / diang$^6$ tui$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiĕng thui / tiăng thui
*** Sinological IPA : /tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰui³³/, /tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰui³³/
* diêng6 tui1 - Chaozhou;
* diang6 tui1 - Shantou.

### Noun

電梯
* elevator; lift (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)
    坐電梯／坐电梯 ― zuò diàntī ― to take the lift (literally, “to sit in the lift”)
    殘疾人電梯／残疾人电梯 ― cánjírén diàntī ― accessible elevator
    貴賓電梯／贵宾电梯 ― guìbīn diàntī ― VIP-only elevator
    員工電梯／员工电梯 ― yuángōng diàntī ― staff elevator
       Yù yǒu huǒzāi qǐng wù shǐyòng diàntī. [Pinyin]
       Do not use elevator in case of fire.
* escalator (Classifier: 臺／台 m; 部 m c)

#### Synonyms

* (elevator):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 電梯, 升降機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 電梯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 升降機, 電梯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 電梯 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 電梯, 𨋢, 升降機 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 𨋢, 升降機 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 升降機, 𨋢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 升降機 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 𨋢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 升降機 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 𨋢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 機器梯 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 電梯, 溜籠 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 電梯 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 電梯 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 電梯, 溜籠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 電梯 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 電梯, 𨋢 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 電梯 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 電梯, 𨋢 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 電梯, 𨋢 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 電梯, 𨋢 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 升降機 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 電梯 |
* (escalator):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 自動扶梯, 電動扶梯, 電扶梯, 手扶梯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 電梯 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 電動扶梯, 電梯 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 扶手電梯, 行人電梯, 自動電梯, 電梯, 自動梯, 扶梯 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 電梯 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 電梯 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 扶手電梯, 電梯, 扶梯 |

#### Derived terms

* 觀光電梯 / 观光电梯 (guānguāng diàntī)

#### Descendants

* → Tibetan: གློག་འགུལ་སྐས་འཛེག (glog 'gul skas 'dzeg, “escalator”) (calque)

#### See also

* 樓梯／楼梯 (lóutī)