话筒 Traditional form: 話筒 Pinyin (reading): huàtǒng Definitions: microphone (telephone) receiver; handset megaphone (fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson Characters: 话 - talk, speech; language, dialect 筒 - tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo Traditional characters: 話 - talk, speech; language, dialect 筒 - tube, pipe, cylinder; a thick piece of bamboo