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諧聲

諧聲

Chinese

		harmonious	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (諧聲)		諧	聲
simp. (谐声)		谐	声

Noun

諧聲

pictophonetic characters, with one element indicating meaning and the other indicating sound

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiéshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haai⁴ sing¹
Min Nan (POJ): hâi-siaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiéshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyesheng
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haai⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: hàaih sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haai⁴ sing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːi̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâi-siaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: hâi-siann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haisviaf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕiã³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ²⁴⁻²² ɕiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ¹³⁻²² ɕiã⁴⁴/