| phonetic | machine; opportunity; secret | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(BB機) | BB | 機 | |
| simp.(BB机) | BB | 机 | |
Borrowed fromEnglishbeeper +機/机 (jī).
BB機
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal(Written Standard Chinese) | 傳呼機,尋呼機 Mainland China | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 電蛐蛐兒 |
| Taiwan | 呼叫器,叩機,BB Call | |
| Harbin | 電蛐蛐兒 | |
| Singapore | 傳呼機 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | BP機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 電蛐蛐兒,電蛐蛐 |
| Wuhan | 電蛐蛐 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | call機,BB機 |
| Hong Kong | 傳呼機,call機,BB機 | |
| Kaiping(Chikan) | BB機,call機 | |
| Dongguan | BB機,call機 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呼機 |
| Quanzhou | 呼機 | |
| Zhangzhou | 呼機 | |
| Tainan | 呼機仔 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 拷機 |