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諧音

諧音

See also: 谐音

Chinese

		harmonious	sound; noise; news
trad. (諧音)		諧	音
simp. (谐音)		谐	音

Noun

諧音

homophony or near-homophony
euphony

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiéyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese

(Guangzhou, Jyutping): haai⁴ jam¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): hai³ yim^1*
Min Nan (POJ): hâi-im

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiéyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyein
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haai⁴ jam¹
  - Yale: hàaih yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haai⁴ jam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːi̯²¹ jɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: hai³ yim^1*
  - IPA ^(key): /hai²² ʒim³³⁻³³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâi-im
  - Tâi-lô: hâi-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haiym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ²⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ²⁴⁻²² im³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ¹³⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ²⁴⁻¹¹ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ²³⁻³³ im⁴⁴/