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谐音

xié yīn

2-character word Traditional 諧音

What 谐音 means

1. homonym
2. homophone
3. harmonic (component of sound)

The characters in 谐音

• 谐xié(bound form) harmonious; (bound form) humorous; (literary) to reach agreement
• 音yīnsound; noise; note (of musical scale)

Example sentences

• 在中文里面，饺子和“交子”谐音，因而具有丰富的文化涵义。
  Zài Zhōngwén lǐmiàn, jiǎozi hé "jiāo zǐ " xiéyīn, yīn'ér jùyǒu fēngfù de wénhuà hányì.
  In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.

Words starting with 谐音

• 谐音列xié yīn lièharmonic series
• 谐音梗xié yīn gěnghomophonic pun