電子郵件 / 电子邮件
In Cantonese, the English phrase "email" is translated as 電子郵件 / 电子邮件. Wiktionary also lists 電郵 / 电邮 (din⁶ jau⁴).
Meaning: message sent through email (noun)
Ways to say it
| Cantonese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 電子郵件 / 电子邮件 | |
| 電郵 / 电邮 | din⁶ jau⁴ |
This noun refers to a message sent through email. You may also encounter the related verb e, which means to send something through email.
What does it mean word for word?
The term 電郵 / 电邮 is a contraction of 電子郵件 / 电子邮件. The part 電 means electronic and 郵 means mail.
Which one should you use?
電子郵件 / 电子邮件 is the full, formal term, whereas 電郵 / 电邮 is a shortened version.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
電郵 / 电邮 is the much more common way to say "email" in daily conversation. 電郵 (din au) is a formal way to say email.
Related words
Did you know?
- The character 電 used in 電郵 literally means 'lightning' before it evolved to mean 'electricity' or 'electronic'.
- The character 郵 refers to the ancient postal relay system, linking modern digital communication to a history of horse-mounted messengers.
- The word 電子 literally means 'electron', meaning that 'email' is linguistically described as 'electron mail'.
Examples in context
- 我 e 咗封電郵畀你I emailed you a message
Sources
- Wiktionary, “email” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
