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七音

七音

Chinese

seven; 7 sound; noise; news
simp. and trad.
(七音)

Noun

七音

  1. seven sounds
    1. (music) heptatonic scale patterns
    2. (linguistics) The seven classes of initials in Middle Chinese: velar, "lingual", labial, dental, laryngeal, lateral and dorsal sounds.
    3. (linguistics) seven tones (in a Chinese dialect)