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homophone

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

xie2yin1 xiéyīn

Meaning


Primary

homophone

Alternatives

homophones, homophony

Mnemonic


A 諧音 homophone is a word or character whose 音 sound that sounds so similar to another that their pronunciation is practically 諧 harmonious.

Usage


中文 有 很 多 有趣 的 諧音。

Chinese has many interesting homophones.

他 喜歡 利用 諧音 開 玩笑。

He likes to make jokes using homophones.

「魚」 和 「餘」 是 常見 的 諧音。

"Fish" and "surplus" are common homophones.