五音 wǔ yīn ㄨˇ ㄧㄣ ng5 jam1
- five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
- five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音 hóu yīn ㄏㄡˊ ㄧㄣ , 牙音 yá yīn ㄧㄚˊ ㄧㄣ , 舌音 shé yīn ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄣ , 齿音 齒音 chǐ yīn ㄔˇ ㄧㄣ , 唇音 chún yīn ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄣ
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五
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
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- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 五一 wǔ yī ㄨˇ ㄧ ng5 jat1 5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七 wǔ qī ㄨˇ ㄑㄧ ng5 cat1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3 the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 五五 wǔ wǔ ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ng5 ng5 50-50
- 五代 Wǔ dài ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ng5 doi6 Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún ㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ng5 leon4 the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 五加 wǔ jiā ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 gaa1 Acanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 五卅 wǔ sà ㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ng5 saa1 abbr. for 五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五原 Wǔ yuán ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ ng5 jyun4 see 五原县
- 五味 wǔ wèi ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ng5 mei6 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
音
- 口音 kǒu yīn ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄣ hau2 jam1 (linguistics) oral speech sounds
- 噪音 zào yīn ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄣ cou3 jam1 rumble
- 发音 發音 fā yīn ㄈㄚ ㄧㄣ faat3 jam1 to pronounce
- 声音 聲音 shēng yīn ㄕㄥ ㄧㄣ sing1 jam1 voice
- 语音 語音 yǔ yīn ㄩˇ ㄧㄣ jyu5 jam1 speech sounds
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- 读音 讀音 dú yīn ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄣ duk6 jam1 pronunciation
- 配音 pèi yīn ㄆㄟˋ ㄧㄣ pui3 jam1 dubbing (filmmaking)
- 录音 錄音 lù yīn ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄣ luk6 jam1 to record sound
- 音像 yīn xiàng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jam1 zoeng6 audio and video
- 音乐 音樂 yīn yuè ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ jam1 ngok6 music
- 音节 音節 yīn jié ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jam1 zit3 syllable
- 音量 yīn liàng ㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jam1 loeng6 loudness
- 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jam1 hoeng2 sound; acoustics; audio
- 收音机 收音機 shōu yīn jī ㄕㄡ ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ sau1 jam1 gei1 radio
- 录音机 錄音機 lù yīn jī ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ luk6 jam1 gei1 (tape) recording machine
- 音乐会 音樂會 yīn yuè huì ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jam1 ngok6 wui2 concert
- 三音 sān yīn ㄙㄢ ㄧㄣ saam1 jam1 third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
- 串音 chuàn yīn ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 crosstalk
- 主音 zhǔ yīn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ zyu2 jam1 keynote
- 今音 jīn yīn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣ gam1 jam1 modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
Idioms with these characters
- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄕㄣ saam1 ling6 ng5 san1 to order again and again (idiom)
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 in groups of three or four (idiom)
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6 (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
- 五彩缤纷 五彩繽紛 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn ㄨˇ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 靡靡之音 mǐ mǐ zhī yīn ㄇㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄧㄣ mei5 mei5 zi1 jam1 (idiom) decadent music
- 余音绕梁 餘音繞梁 yú yīn rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄣ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
Example sentences
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他 不知 道 他 自己 五音不全 。
He doesn't realise that he's tone deaf.
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