"app" meaning in Chinese

See app in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛːp̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: From English app. Etymology templates: {{bor|yue|en|app}} English app Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} app, {{tlb|zh|Hong Kong Cantonese}} (Hong Kong Cantonese)
  1. (computing, mobile telephony) app (Classifier: 個/个 c; 隻/只 c) Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong Derived forms: 彈app (daan6 ep1), 弹app (daan6 ep1)
    Sense id: en-app-zh-noun-XTIyqGs2 Categories (other): Chinese nouns classified by 個/个, Chinese nouns classified by 隻/只, Computing, Mobile phones, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese terms written in foreign scripts, Hong Kong Cantonese Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 55 45 Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, mobile-telephony, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications, telephony
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɛːp̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} app
  1. alternative form of APP Tags: Cantonese, Hong-Kong, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: APP
    Sense id: en-app-zh-noun-yK6oJ2~T Categories (other): Chinese terms written in foreign scripts Disambiguation of Chinese terms written in foreign scripts: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "_dis": "56 44",
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          "roman": "daan6 ep1",
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          "roman": "daan6 ep1",
          "word": "弹app"
        }
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        [
          "個",
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        ],
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          "个",
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        ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "/ɛːp̚⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/ɛːp̚⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
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        "Guangzhou",
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