Techie terms in Chinese (Cantonese) - Need help to find more
Tags: chinese, cantonese, terminology, help
Published: 2020-06-22 19:56:37

As an Overseas/[Irish Born Chinese (IBC)](https://irishbornchinese.com) and been in the tech industry and area for majority of my life, I'm not that versed in Chinese, specifically Cantonese technology terms/phrases/slang.

Note: The pronunciations below are all jyutping, and the Chinese characters are in Traditional Chinese. 

The lists below are not in any particular order.

##### I've collated a few (some I knew already) from when I tweeted out about it:-
* 上網 (soeng5 mong5) - going online / visiting sites
* 軟件 (jyun5 gin6*2) - software
* 硬件 (ngaang6 gin6/6*2) - hardware
* 網頁 (mong5 jip6) - webpage

##### Ones I've been looking for in the past:-
* 網址 (mong5 zi2) - web address
* 瀏覽軟件 (lau4 laam5 jyun5 gin6*2) - web browser
* 萬維網 (maan6 wai4 mong5) - WWW
* 設計程式 (cit3 gai3 cing4 sik1) - programming
* 程序設計 (cing4 zeoi6 cit3 gai3) - programming

##### I was delighted to find the following:-
* 打卡 (daa2 kaat1) - grammin'
* 播客 (bo3 haak3) - podcast
* 網頁設計 (mong5 jip6 cit3 gai3) - web design
* 網頁設計師 (mong5 jip6 cit3 gai3 si1) - web designer
* 網絡日誌 (mong5 lok3 jat6 zi3) - blog
* 應用程式介面 (jing3 jung6 cing4 sik1 gaai3 min6) - application programming
* 角本 (gok3 bun2) - script
* 腳本語言 (goek3 bun2 jyu5 jin4) - scripting language
* 上載 (soeng6 zoi3) - to upload (computer)
* 上傳 (soeng5 cyun4) - to upload
* 下載 (haa6 zoi3) - download
* 測試 (cak1 si3) - trial, test, beta (software)	
* 軟件開發 (jyun5 gin6*2 hoi1 faat3) - software Development
* 電腦業者 (din6 nou5 jip6 ze2) - software Developer
* 軟件開發人員 (jyun5 gin6*2 hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4) - software Developer
* 數據庫軟件 (sou3 geoi3 fu3 jyun5 gin6*2) - database software	
* 本土化軟件 (bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2) - localisation	
* 客戶關係管理軟體 (haak3 wu6 gwaan1 hai6 gun2 lei5 jyun5 tai2) - CRM
* 軟件平台 (jyun5 gin6*2 ping4 toi4) - software Platform
* 軟件使用許可證 (jyun5 gin6*2 si2 jung6 heoi2 ho2 zing3) - software Licence	
* 開源 (hoi1 jyun4) - opensource (software)
* 開源軟件 (hoi1 jyun4 jyun5 gin6*2) - OSS
* 自由軟件基金會 (zi6 jau4 jyun5 gin6*2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2) - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
* 記憶 (gei3 jik1) - memory (RAM)	
* 帳戶 (zoeng3 wu6) - account
* 當機 (dong1 gei1) - computer crash
* 死機 (sei2 gei1) - computer crash
* 點觸板 (dim2 zuk1 baan2) - touchpad
* 用家體驗 (jung6 gaa1 tai2 jim6) - user experience
* 窒機 (zat6 gei1) - lag
* 截圖 (zit6 tou4) - screenshot
* 圖像用戶介面 (tou4 zoeng6 jung6 wu6 gaai3 min6*2) - GUI
* 用戶數據 (jung6 wu6 sou3 geoi3) - user data
* 用戶驗收測試 (jung6 wu6 jim6 sau1 cak1 si3) - user acceptance testing (UAT)
* 回歸測試 (wui4 gwai1 cak1 si3) - regression testing
* 短訊 (dyun2 seon3) - SMS text message
* 功能測試 (gung1 nang4 cak1 si3) - functional testing
* 網絡調查 (mong5 lok3 diu6 caa4) - web search
* 平面設計 (ping4 min6*2 cit3 gai3) - raphic design
* 平面設計師 (ping4 min6*2 cit3 gai3 si1) - graphic designer
* 圖像互換格式 (tou4 zoeng6 wu6 wun6 gaak3 sik1) - GIF
* 無線網絡 (mou4 sin3 mong5 lok3) - wifi
* 網友 (mong5 jau5) - online friend
* 網上瘋傳 (mong5 soeng6 fung1 cyun4) - going viral online
* 無線上網 (mou4 sin3 soeng5 mong5) - wireless going onto internet
* 網絡服務公司 (mong5 lok3 fuk6 mou6 gung1 si1) - ISP
* 分佈式拒絕服務 (fan1 bou3 sik1 keoi5 zyut6 fuk6 mou6) - DDOS
* 高技術 (gou1 gei6 seot6) - hi-tech
* 高科技 (gou1 fo1 gei6) - hi-tech
* 技術員 (gei6 seot6 jyun4) - techie

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If you know of other techie terms or slang, let me know. And please provide the pronunciations if you can. Thanks in advance. 😊

##### Great to have translations for:-
* Tweet
* Facebooking
* Source control
* repo
* TDD
* BDD
* Virtual environment
* sandbox (programming)
* Virtual reality
* Augmented reality
* Touchscreen
* QR code
* scan (a code)
* retina display
* text editor (coding)
* data scientist
* data engineer
* visualisation/visualization (data)
* startup
* ecosystem
* indie developers (games)
* remote working