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Definition 2024

播音

播音

Chinese

		sow; scatter; spread sow; scatter; spread; broadcast	sound; noise; news
simp. and trad. (播音)		播	音

Verb

播音

to broadcast (on radio)

Noun

播音

broadcasting

Etymology

From 播 (bō, “to spread, to broadcast”) + 音 (yīn, “sound, voice”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bōyīn, bòyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛㄧㄣ, ㄅㄛˋ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bo³ jam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Pinyin: bōyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: boin
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    播音
    波音
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bòyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˋ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bohin
  - IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bo³ jam¹
  - Yale: bo yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bo³ jam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɔː³³ jɐm⁵⁵/