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短訊 (dyun2 seon3) — text message ― usu., but not exclusively, sent between mobile phones. The service is called SMS (Short Message Service) 短訊服務; text messaging; texting; to text; to send a text message in Cantonese

dyunˊ²短seon˗₃訊
简 短讯
Mandarin Pinyin: duan3 xun4

Meaning of 短訊

nountext message ― usu., but not exclusively, sent between mobile phones. The service is called SMS (Short Message Service) 短訊服務; text messaging; texting; to text; to send a text message

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Example Sentences with 短訊

ngoˏ₅我sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日cyunˎ₄傳dyunˊ²短seon3.訊。
I text all the time.
keoiˏ₅佢cyunˎ₄傳dyunˊ²短seon˗₃訊beiˊ²畀ngo5.我。
He/She texted me.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好cyunˎ₄傳dyunˊ²短seon3.訊。
Don't text.
neiˏ₅你cyunˎ₄傳dyunˊ²短seon˗₃訊mei6?未？
Have you texted yet?
cyunˎ₄傳dyunˊ²短seon˗₃訊houˊ²好faai3.快。
Texting is fast.
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Characters in 短訊

短dyun2
short; brief
訊seon3
enquire; ask after; interrogate; question

Words Containing 短訊

即時短訊zik1 si4 dyun2 seon3
instant message
新聞短訊san1 man4 dyun2 seon3
news flash
發送短訊faat3 sung3 dyun2 seon3
to send a (mobile phone) SMS text message; (UK) to text; to be texting; (MY/SG) to SMS | Cantonese speakers are more likely to use the English word 'send' than to use '發送' | SMS is 'Short Message Service'
傳短訊cyun4 dyun2 seon3
to send a text message (SMS)

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