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電塗

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: diêng6 tou5
POJ: tiěng-thô͘
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: battery (dialectal), dry cell
電塗, 電池

Page gives two distinct senses across the Southern Min dialect group ("battery" vs. "calcium carbide"); it is not fully certain which sense the Teochew reading corresponds to, though "battery" is treated as primary.

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