首音 shǒu yīn ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄣ sau2 jam1
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首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
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
- 五音 wǔ yīn ㄨˇ ㄧㄣ ng5 jam1 five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
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- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄦˇ fu2 sau2 tip3 ji5 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢ maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 to follow blindly (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
- 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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我 记得 記得 在 哪儿 哪兒 听到 聽到 过 過 那 首音 乐 樂 。
I remember hearing that music somewhere.
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