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電話鈴聲

din6 waa6*2 ling4 seng1

dian4 hua4 ling2 sheng1

ringtone | Also "手機鈴聲"

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

電話鈴聲 / 电话铃声

This word was added by bybell on 15th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
話 waa6 waa6*2 hua4 - speech; words; sayings
鈴 ling4 ling2 - jingling bells
聲 sing1 seng1 sheng1 - sound; noise; tone

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