光猫

光貓

guāngmāo

noun

Measure Word

一台光猫 tái

Meanings

1 optical modem
2 optical network terminal (ONT)
3 fiber modem

Characters

cat (here: modem, slang)

Examples

HSK 7-9

光猫的灯一直闪红,可能是光纤断了。

Guāngmāo de dēng yìzhí shǎn hóng, kěnéng shì guāngxiān duàn le.

The light on the optical modem keeps flashing red - the fiber may be cut.

HSK 7-9

运营商免费给装了光猫和路由器。

Yùnyíng shāng miǎnfèi gěi zhuāng le guāngmāo hé lùyóuqì.

The ISP installed an optical modem and a router for free.

Tips

memory

猫 'cat' is the Chinese borrowing of English 'modem'. Early dial-up modems were nicknamed 猫 (homophone-style), and that name carried over to fiber: 光 'light / optical' + 猫 'modem' = 'optical modem'.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

猫 māo