Usage of the character 音

ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金, stone 石, clay 土, leather 革, silk 絲／丝, wood 木, gourd 匏, bamboo 竹)
the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories
music

dúyīn

读音

[讀音]

pronunciation
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

yīnhào

音耗

[音耗]

message

pīnyīn

拼音

[拼音]

phonetic writing
pinyin (Chinese romanization)

tūnyīn

吞音

[吞音]

(linguistics) elision

yīnbō

音波

[音波]

sound wave

yīndiào

音调

[音調]

pitch of voice (high or low)
pitch (of a musical note)
tone

bànyīn

半音

[半音]

semitone

zhùyīn

注音

[注音]

to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc
phonetic notation
(specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號／注音符号 (zhùyīnfúhào))

yīnshuān

音拴

[音拴]

organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)

tiáoyīn

调音

[調音]

to tune (a musical instrument)

zhènyīn

震音

[震音]

tremolo

yīnyuè

音乐

[音樂]

music
CL:張／张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)

jīnyīn

今音

[今音]

modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

yīnliàng

音量

[音量]

loudness
volume

páyīn

琶音

[琶音]

(music) arpeggio

yīnbiàn

音变

[音變]

phonetic change

pèiyīn

配音

[配音]

dubbing (filmmaking)

yīnbù

音步

[音步]

foot (syllabic unit in verse)
meter
scansion

zìyīn

字音

[字音]

phonetic value of a character

yīnjiē

音阶

[音階]

musical scale

yīnlü

音律

[音律]

tuning; temperament
music

yīnsù

音素

[音素]

phoneme

zàoyīn

噪音

[噪音]

rumble
noise
static (in a signal)

sānyīn

三音

[三音]

third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)

duōyīn

多音

[多音]

polyphony

fànyīn

泛音

[泛音]

overtone
a harmonic

yīnjí

音级

[音級]

a note on a musical scale

gāoyīn

高音

[高音]

high pitch
soprano
treble

yīnpín

音频

[音頻]

audio
sound
audio frequency
sound frequency

jiāyīn

佳音

[佳音]

good news

qīngyīn

清音

[清音]

(phonetics) voiceless sound

gēnyīn

根音

[根音]

root of chord

chǐyīn

齿音

[齒音]

dental consonant

bàoyīn

爆音

[爆音]

sonic boom

yīnmíng

音名

[音名]

names of the notes of a musical scale (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)

wěiyīn

尾音

[尾音]

final sound of a syllable
rhyme (e.g. in European languages)

yáyīn

牙音

[牙音]

velar consonants of Middle Chinese

yúyīn

余音

[餘音]

lingering sound

chànyīn

颤音

[顫音]

vibrato (of stringed instrument)
trill (in phonetics)

tǔyīn

土音

[土音]

local accent

jiǎyīn

假音

[假音]

falsetto, same as 假聲／假声

yīnzhì

音质

[音質]

tone
sound quality
timbre

bíyīn

鼻音

[鼻音]

nasal sound

yínyīn

龈音

[齦音]

alveolar sound (linguistics)

huáyīn

滑音

[滑音]

glissando

yīnchī

音痴

[音痴]

tone deaf

xīyīn

吸音

[吸音]

sound-absorbing

yīnjié

音节

[音節]

syllable

biānyīn

边音

[邊音]

lateral consonant (phonetics)

hàoyīn

号音

[號音]

bugle call

yīnyì

音译

[音譯]

transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
transcription (linguistics)
to transcribe phonetic symbols

héyīn

和音

[和音]

harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)

yīnguǐ

音轨

[音軌]

sound track
track number (e.g. on a CD)

shēngyīn

声音

[聲音]

voice
sound
CL:個／个 (gè)

Dǒuyīn

抖音

[抖音]

Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok

mángyīn

忙音

[忙音]

busy signal (telephony)

shěngyīn

省音

[省音]

(linguistics) elision

fēiyīn

非音

[非音]

(ling) unstressed (syllable)

yīnxiào

音效

[音效]

sound effect

shǔyīn

属音

[屬音]

dominant (music)

yīnguǎn

音管

[音管]

pipe (of an organ)

yīnchā

音叉

[音叉]

tuning fork

sǎngyīn

嗓音

[嗓音]

voice

Guānyīn

观音

[觀音]

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

liányīn

连音

[連音]

tuplet (music)
sandhi (phonetics)

yīnzhí

音值

[音值]

phonetic value

chuànyīn

串音

[串音]

crosstalk
to overhear

yīnróng

音容

[音容]

voice and features
(sb's) appearance

yīnshì

音视

[音視]

sound and video

yīnxiǎng

音响

[音響]

sound
acoustics
audio
hi-fi system
stereo sound system
abbr. for 組合音響／组合音响 (zǔhéyīnxiǎng)

xiūyīn

修音

[修音]

voicing (adjustment of timbre, loudness etc of organ or other musical instrument)

fàngyīn

放音

[放音]

playback (of recorded sound)

yīnsù

音速

[音速]

speed of sound

jìngyīn

静音

[靜音]

quiet
silent
mute

zhèngyīn

正音

[正音]

standard pronunciation
to correct sb's pronunciation

tóngyīn

同音

[同音]

(music) unison
(linguistics) homophonous; homonymic

bōyīn

波音

[波音]

mordent (music)

yìyīn

译音

[譯音]

phonetic transcription
transliteration

yīnxùn

音讯

[音訊]

letters
mail
news
messages
correspondence

zhǔyīn

主音

[主音]

keynote
principal tone
tonic
vowel

kuòyīn

扩音

[擴音]

to amplify (sound)

mǔyīn

母音

[母音]

vowel

xiéyīn

谐音

[諧音]

homonym
homophone
harmonic (component of sound)

diànyīn

电音

[電音]

electronic music (genre)

yuányīn

元音

[元音]

vowel

géyīn

隔音

[隔音]

soundproofing

yīnxìn

音信

[音信]

message

chúnyīn

纯音

[純音]

pure tone

wǔyīn

五音

[五音]

five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音 (hóuyīn), 牙音 (yáyīn), 舌音 (shéyīn), 齒音／齿音 (chǐyīn), 唇音 (chúnyīn)

yùyīn

玉音

[玉音]

(deferential) your letter

quányīn

全音

[全音]

whole tone (musical interval)

yīngāo

音高

[音高]

pitch (music)
tone

fúyīn

福音

[福音]

good news
glad tidings
gospel

Bōyīn

波音

[波音]

Boeing (aerospace company)

kǒuyīn

口音

[口音]

(linguistics) oral speech sounds

yīndài

音带

[音帶]

audio tape

hùnyīn

混音

[混音]

(audio) mixing

yīnsè

音色

[音色]

tone
timbre
sound color

zhuóyīn

浊音

[濁音]

(phonetics) voiced sound
sonant

xiāoyīn

消音

[消音]

to silence

yīnyù

音域

[音域]

vocal range
register (music)

qièyīn

切音

[切音]

to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words

huíyīn

回音

[回音]

echo
reply
turn (ornament in music)

dìngyīn

定音

[定音]

to call the tune
to make the final decision

zǐyīn

子音

[子音]

consonant

yǐngyīn

影音

[影音]

recorded media (CD and DVD)
sound and movies

biǎoyīn

表音

[表音]

phonetic
phonological
transliteration

yīnxiāng

音箱

[音箱]

loudspeaker box
speaker (audio equipment)
resonating chamber of a musical instrument
sound box

nǎiyīn

奶音

[奶音]

child's voice
childlike voice

yīnwèi

音位

[音位]

phoneme

huàyīn

话音

[話音]

one's speaking voice
tone
implication

fǔyīn

辅音

[輔音]

consonant

lùyīn

录音

[錄音]

to record (sound)
sound recording
CL:個／个 (gè)

héyīn

合音

[合音]

backup vocal (music)
(phonetic) contraction

cāyīn

擦音

[擦音]

fricative

xiāngyīn

乡音

[鄉音]

local accent
accent of one's native place

guóyīn

国音

[國音]

official state pronunciation

yīnfú

音符

[音符]

(music) note
phonetic component of a Chinese character
phonetic symbol
phonogram

yīndú

音读

[音讀]

reading or phonetic value of a character
(Japanese linguistics) on-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from its pronunciation in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: An on-reading of a character is distinguished from its kun-reading(s) 訓讀／训读 (xùndú). For example, 山 has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)

xīnyīn

心音

[心音]

sound of the heart
heartbeat

sèyīn

塞音

[塞音]

(linguistics) plosive; stop

yīncháng

音长

[音長]

sound duration
length of a musical note

nǐyīn

拟音

[擬音]

to make a sound effect
sound effect
(historical linguistics) to reconstruct the sound system of an archaic language

gǔyīn

古音

[古音]

ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character
classical speech sounds

shōuyīn

收音

[收音]

to receive a radio signal
to make an audio recording
(of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics
(vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)

yīnyì

音义

[音義]

sound and meaning

yīnchéng

音程

[音程]

interval (music)

shéyīn

舌音

[舌音]

coronal consonants of Middle Chinese

jīyīn

基音

[基音]

fundamental tone

zhīyīn

知音

[知音]

intimate friend
soul mate

záyīn

杂音

[雜音]

noise

yīnxiàng

音像

[音像]

audio and video
audiovisual

dīyīn

低音

[低音]

bass

fāngyīn

方音

[方音]

dialectal accent

zǒuyīn

走音

[走音]

(music) off-key; out of tune

yīnbiāo

音标

[音標]

phonetic symbol

qiēfēnyīn

切分音

[切分音]

syncopation

nìhuíyīn

逆回音

[逆回音]

inverted turn (ornament in music)

biāozhǔnyīn

标准音

[標準音]

standard pronunciation
standard tone (e.g. A = 440 Hz)

yīnyuèjié

音乐节

[音樂節]

music festival

mièyīnqì

灭音器

[滅音器]

muffler (of an internal combustion engine)

qiánbíyīn

前鼻音

[前鼻音]

alveolar nasal
consonant n produced in the nose with the tongue against the alveolar ridge

zhōngjiānyīn

中间音

[中間音]

(phonetics) medial

gāoyīnbù

高音部

[高音部]

upper register
soprano part

kuòyīnqì

扩音器

[擴音器]

megaphone
loudspeaker
amplifier
microphone

bànyīnchéng

半音程

[半音程]

semitone

dīyīnguǎn

低音管

[低音管]

bassoon
also written 巴頌管／巴颂管 or 巴松管

zhòngyīnjié

重音节

[重音節]

accented syllable
stress

yīnyuèjiā

音乐家

[音樂家]

musician

yīnyuèhuì

音乐会

[音樂會]

concert
CL:場／场 (chǎng)

yīnshìpín

音视频

[音視頻]

sound and video

sānyīndù

三音度

[三音度]

third (musical interval)

Běijīngyīn

北京音

[北京音]

Beijing pronunciation

tíshìyīn

提示音

[提示音]

beep

nügāoyīn

女高音

[女高音]

soprano

yīnyuètīng

音乐厅

[音樂廳]

concert hall
auditorium

huàwàiyīn

画外音

[畫外音]

voice-over
background narration

chǐyínyīn

齿龈音

[齒齦音]

alveolar, apical, or supradental sound (linguistics)

hóucāyīn

喉擦音

[喉擦音]

guttural fricative

ruǎn'èyīn

软腭音

[軟齶音]

(linguistics) velar consonant

duōyīnzì

多音字

[多音字]

character with two or more readings

mócāyīn

摩擦音

[摩擦音]

fricative (phonetics)

zhùyīnfǎ

注音法

[註音法]

phonetic transcription
system of representing spoken sounds

jiāziyīn

夹子音

[夾子音]

(coll.) (neologism c. 2021) cutesy high-pitched voice

chǐchúnyīn

齿唇音

[齒唇音]

see 唇齒音／唇齿音 (chúnchǐyīn)

yín'èyīn

龈腭音

[齦齶音]

alveo-palatal sound (linguistics)

shuāngyīnjié

双音节

[雙音節]

bisyllable

pòlièyīn

破裂音

[破裂音]

(linguistics) (old) plosive; stop

xiéyīngěng

谐音梗

[諧音梗]

homophonic pun

jiǎgāoyīn

假高音

[假高音]

falsetto, same as 假聲／假声

dānyīnjié

单音节

[單音節]

monosyllabic
a monosyllable

dānyīncí

单音词

[單音詞]

monosyllabic word

hóusèyīn

喉塞音

[喉塞音]

glottal stop

hòubíyīn

后鼻音

[後鼻音]

velar nasal
consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate

tóngyīncí

同音词

[同音詞]

homophone; homonym

yīnyùnxué

音韵学

[音韻學]

Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry)

nánzhōngyīn

男中音

[男中音]

baritone

bāyīnhé

八音盒

[八音盒]

musical box

tóngyīnzì

同音字

[同音字]

Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character)

dīyīnpào

低音炮

[低音炮]

subwoofer

shuāngyuányīn

双元音

[雙元音]

diphthong

xīnzáyīn

心杂音

[心雜音]

see 心臟雜音／心脏杂音 (xīnzàngzáyīn)

zhuósèyīn

浊塞音

[濁塞音]

(linguistics) voiced stop

fùyīnxíng

复音形

[複音形]

diphthong
liaison

fēnyīnfú

分音符

[分音符]

dieresis
umlaut
diacritical mark separating two adjacent syllables

chāoyīnbō

超音波

[超音波]

ultrasound
ultrasonic wave

biànhuàyīn

变化音

[變化音]

(music) accidental (a note foreign to the key signature)

qiàoshéyīn

翘舌音

[翹舌音]

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

sānyuányīn

三元音

[三元音]

triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)

fúyīnshū

福音书

[福音書]

gospel

Guānshìyīn

观世音

[觀世音]

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

nángāoyīn

男高音

[男高音]

tenor

ànjiànyīn

按键音

[按鍵音]

keypad tone
key tone

shéjiānyīn

舌尖音

[舌尖音]

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

yīnyuèyuàn

音乐院

[音樂院]

conservatory
music college

shǒuwěiyīn

首尾音

[首尾音]

onset and rime

fùyīncí

复音词

[複音詞]

disyllabic word
polysyllabic word

yīnjiétǐ

音节体

[音節體]

syllabic script

bōyīnyuán

播音员

[播音員]

announcer
broadcaster

bìyuányīn

闭元音

[閉元音]

close vowel

lùyīnjī

录音机

[錄音機]

(tape) recording machine
tape recorder
CL:臺／台 (tái)

pòyīnzì

破音字

[破音字]

character with two or more readings
character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)

Yīn Jí Xié

音集协

[音集協]

China Audio-Video Copyright Association (CAVCA)

èyínyīn

颚龈音

[顎齦音]

prepalatal or palatal sound (linguistics)
palato-alveolar consonant (linguistics)

liányīnfú

连音符

[連音符]

(music) tuplet

yíncāyīn

龈擦音

[齦擦音]

alveolar fricative (linguistics)

bìyīnjié

闭音节

[閉音節]

closed syllable

bōhàoyīn

拨号音

[撥號音]

dial tone

Hán Sùyīn

韩素音

[韓素音]

Han Suyin (1917-2012), Eurasian physician and author

fāyīntǐ

发音体

[發音體]

sound producing object (soundboard, vibrating string, membrane etc)

běnwèiyīn

本位音

[本位音]

(music) natural note

yín'èyīn

龈颚音

[齦顎音]

prepalatal sound (linguistics)

Guānyīnxiāng

观音乡

[觀音鄉]

Guanyin or Kuanyin township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

zhuófǔyīn

浊辅音

[濁輔音]

voiced consonant (linguistics)

shōuwěiyīn

收尾音

[收尾音]

the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)

zuìgāoyīn

最高音

[最高音]

highest voice
highest pitch
highest note

sècāyīn

塞擦音

[塞擦音]

affricate (phonetics)

xiāoyīnqì

消音器

[消音器]

silencer

dìngyīngǔ

定音鼓

[定音鼓]

timpani

nándīyīn

男低音

[男低音]

(music) bass voice

Tiěguānyīn

铁观音

[鐵觀音]

Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)

wǔyīndù

五音度

[五音度]

fifth (musical interval)

quándùyīn

全度音

[全度音]

whole tone (musical interval)

shōuyīnjī

收音机

[收音機]

radio
CL:臺／台 (tái)

yányīnxiàn

延音线

[延音線]

tie (music)

érhuàyīn

儿化音

[兒化音]

(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final)

qīngyīnyuè

轻音乐

[輕音樂]

light music

wáwayīn

娃娃音

[娃娃音]

childlike voice
babyish voice

diéyīnbó

叠音钹

[疊音鈸]

ride cymbal (drum kit component)

yīnyuèjù

音乐剧

[音樂劇]

(theater, cinema) a musical

yīnyuèxué

音乐学

[音樂學]

musicology

chúnchǐyīn

唇齿音

[唇齒音]

labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)

shuāngchúnyīn

双唇音

[雙唇音]

bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)

xiéyīnliè

谐音列

[諧音列]

harmonic series

lùyīndài

录音带

[錄音帶]

audio tape
CL:盤／盘 (pán),盒 (hé)

huílíngyīn

回铃音

[回鈴音]

ringback tone

zuìdīyīn

最低音

[最低音]

lowest voice
lowest pitch
lowest note

biāoyīnfǎ

标音法

[標音法]

phonetic transcription
system of representing spoken sounds

suìyīnbó

碎音钹

[碎音鈸]

crash cymbal (drum kit component)

shūshìyīn

舒适音

[舒適音]

comfortable voice (well within one's range of pitch)

yínfǔyīn

龈辅音

[齦輔音]

palato-alveolar consonant (linguistics)

píngshéyīn

平舌音

[平舌音]

alveolar
consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

yǒuqìyīn

有气音

[有氣音]

aspirated consonant (in phonetics)

yǔyīnxué

语音学

[語音學]

phonetics

chāoyīnsù

超音速

[超音速]

supersonic

ruǎnyínyīn

软龈音

[軟齦音]

velar sound (linguistics)

zàoyīnhé

噪音盒

[噪音盒]

boombox
ghetto blaster

shíyīnqì

拾音器

[拾音器]

pickup (electro-acoustic transducer)

kuòyīnjī

扩音机

[擴音機]

amplifier
loudspeaker
hearing aid

yīchuídìngyīn

一槌定音

[一槌定音]

variant of 一錘定音／一锤定音 (yīchuídìngyīn)

Yuèyǔ Pīnyīn

粤语拼音

[粵語拼音]

Cantonese romanization
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems

xiàndàiyīnyuè

现代音乐

[現代音樂]

modern music
contemporary music

yuányīnshīdú

元音失读

[元音失讀]

vowel devoicing

yīnyuèxuéyuàn

音乐学院

[音樂學院]

music academy
conservatory

èrfēnyīnfú

二分音符

[二分音符]

minim (music)

duōyīnjiécí

多音节词

[多音節詞]

polysyllabic word
Chinese word made up of three or more characters

dīyīndàhào

低音大号

[低音大號]

bass tuba
euphonium

bǔzúyīnchéng

补足音程

[補足音程]

complementary interval
addition musical interval adding to an octave

sìfēnyīnfú

四分音符

[四分音符]

crotchet (music)

yīnyuèguāngdié

音乐光碟

[音樂光碟]

music CD

zìránfāyīn

自然发音

[自然發音]

phonics (Tw)

yǔyīnyìshí

语音意识

[語音意識]

phonetic awareness

yǔyīnhéchéng

语音合成

[語音合成]

speech synthesis

yīnyuèdiànshì

音乐电视

[音樂電視]

Music Television MTV

yuányīnhéxié

元音和谐

[元音和諧]

vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)

yǔyīnzhǐlìng

语音指令

[語音指令]

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

Guānyīn Púsà

观音菩萨

[觀音菩薩]

Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

yīnxiǎngzǔhé

音响组合

[音響組合]

stereo system

juǎnshéyuányīn

卷舌元音

[捲舌元音]

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

guójìyīnbiāo

国际音标

[國際音標]

international phonetic alphabet

nángāoyīnbù

男高音部

[男高音部]

tenor part

yǔyīnshíbié

语音识别

[語音識別]

speech recognition

kědúyīnxìng

可读音性

[可讀音性]

pronounceability

wǎngluòyǔyīn

网络语音

[網絡語音]

VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing)
to speak with others over the Internet

Yīnyuèzhīshēng

音乐之声

[音樂之聲]

The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)

mínjiānyīnyuè

民间音乐

[民間音樂]

folk music

wǔyīnbùquán

五音不全

[五音不全]

tone deaf
unable to sing in tune

yīnxiǎngxiàoguǒ

音响效果

[音響效果]

sound effects

xiánwàizhīyīn

弦外之音

[弦外之音]

overtone (music)
(fig.) connotation
implied meaning

pīnyīnzìmǔ

拼音字母

[拼音字母]

phonetic letters

liúxíngyīnyuè

流行音乐

[流行音樂]

pop music

zhùyīnzìmǔ

注音字母

[注音字母]

see 注音符號／注音符号 (zhùyīnfúhào)

juǎnshéyuányīn

卷舌元音

[卷舌元音]

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

Měiguó Zhī Yīn

美国之音

[美國之音]

Voice of America (VOA)

dīyīntíqín

低音提琴

[低音提琴]

double bass
contrabass

yǎowúyīnxìn

杳无音信

[杳無音信]

to have no news whatever

Yìndùyīnyuè

印度音乐

[印度音樂]

Bhangra, Indian music (music genre)

ráoshéyīnyuè

饶舌音乐

[饒舌音樂]

rap music

pīnyīnjiēduàn

拼音阶段

[拼音階段]

alphabetic stage

fùhéyuányīn

复合元音

[複合元音]

diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, ei etc)

pīnyīnwénzì

拼音文字

[拼音文字]

phonetic alphabet
alphabetic writing system

shíkuànglùyīn

实况录音

[實況錄音]

live recording

Yuēhàn Fúyīn

约翰福音

[約翰福音]

Gospel according to St John

kōnggǔzúyīn

空谷足音

[空谷足音]

lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
fig. sth hard to come by; sth wonderful and rare

zhùyīnfúhào

注音符号

[注音符號]

Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)

yīnpínshèbèi

音频设备

[音頻設備]

audio equipment

qiángyīntàbǎn

强音踏板

[強音踏板]

loud pedal (on piano)
sustaining pedal

bèijǐngyīnyuè

背景音乐

[背景音樂]

background music (BGM)
soundtrack
musical setting

bāfēnyīnfú

八分音符

[八分音符]

quaver
eighth note

èrchóngmǔyīn

二重母音

[二重母音]

diphthong

chūshényīnyuè

出神音乐

[出神音樂]

trance (music genre)

wǔtáiyīnyuè

舞台音乐

[舞台音樂]

musical theater

dúyīncuòwù

读音错误

[讀音錯誤]

mistake of pronunciation

dīyīnlǎba

低音喇叭

[低音喇叭]

woofer

héchéngyǔyīn

合成语音

[合成語音]

assembled phonology

yīchuídìngyīn

一锤定音

[一錘定音]

lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
fig. to make the final decision

yīnxiǎngshèbèi

音响设备

[音響設備]

sound equipment
stereo

zǔhéyīnxiǎng

组合音响

[組合音響]

hi-fi system
stereo sound system
abbr. to 音響／音响 (yīnxiǎng)

mǐmǐzhīyīn

靡靡之音

[靡靡之音]

decadent music

Mǎtài Fúyīn

马太福音

[馬太福音]

Gospel according to St Matthew

Wànguó Yīnbiāo

万国音标

[萬國音標]

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

tōngyòngpīnyīn

通用拼音

[通用拼音]

the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003

xiānqīlùyīn

先期录音

[先期錄音]

(filmmaking) to prerecord a musical soundtrack to which actors will later synchronize their performance during filming

Hànyǔ Pīnyīn

汉语拼音

[漢語拼音]

Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used in the PRC since the 1960s

Mǎdòu Fúyīn

玛窦福音

[瑪竇福音]

Gospel according to St Matthew

yǔyīnxìnxiāng

语音信箱

[語音信箱]

voice mailbox
voicemail

yǔyīnxìnhào

语音信号

[語音信號]

voice signal

yúyīnràoliáng

余音绕梁

[餘音繞梁]

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

gāoyīnlǎba

高音喇叭

[高音喇叭]

tweeter

Mǎkě Fúyīn

马可福音

[馬可福音]

Gospel according to St Mark

xiùzhēnyīnxiǎng

袖珍音响

[袖珍音響]

pocket stereo
walkman

qīshēngyīnjiē

七声音阶

[七聲音階]

heptatonic scale

mǔyīntiáohé

母音调和

[母音調和]

vowel harmony (in phonetics)

Lùjiā Fúyīn

路加福音

[路加福音]

Gospel according to St Luke

miǎowúyīnxìn

渺无音信

[渺無音信]

to receive no news whatsoever about sb

shéjiānhòuyīn

舌尖后音

[舌尖後音]

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

Wēimǎpīnyīn

威玛拼音

[威瑪拼音]

Wade-Giles system (romanization of Chinese)

yǔyīnjìqiǎo

语音技巧

[語音技巧]

phonological skill

fúlèifúyīn

符类福音

[符類福音]

synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chronology)

Xùnmín Zhèngyīn

训民正音

[訓民正音]

Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul

yīnpínwénjiàn

音频文件

[音頻文件]

audio file (computer)

Ruòwàng Fúyīn

若望福音

[若望福音]

Gospel according to St John

shéjiānchànyīn

舌尖颤音

[舌尖顫音]

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

wǔshēngyīnjiē

五声音阶

[五聲音階]

pentatonic scale

fànhànduìyīn

梵汉对音

[梵漢對音]

Sanskrit-Chinese transliteration

juéshìyīnyuè

爵士音乐

[爵士音樂]

jazz (loanword)

fùhémǔyīn

复合母音

[複合母音]

diphthong
compound vowel

géyīnfúhào

隔音符号

[隔音符號]

apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography (i.e. to mark a boundary between two syllables, as in "dàng'àn" 檔案／档案 (dàng'àn))

xīnzàngzáyīn

心脏杂音

[心臟雜音]

heart murmur

shéjiānqiányīn

舌尖前音

[舌尖前音]

alveolar
consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

fāyīnqìguān

发音器官

[發音器官]

vocal organs
vocal cords

biànyīnjìhao

变音记号

[變音記號]

(music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc)

zhùyīnyīshì

注音一式

[注音一式]

Mandarin Phonetic Symbols 1
Bopomofo
abbr. for 國語注音符號第一式／国语注音符号第一式 ( Guóyǔzhùyīnfúhàodìyīshì)

ruòyīntàbǎn

弱音踏板

[弱音踏板]

soft pedal (on piano)
una corda pedal

xiāngcūnyīnyuè

乡村音乐

[鄉村音樂]

country music (country & western music genre)

yīnyìhéyì

音意合译

[音意合譯]

formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín), 朗姆酒 (lǎngmǔjiǔ), 奶昔 (nǎixī) and 米老鼠 ( Mǐ Lǎoshǔ))

gǔdiǎnyīnyuè

古典音乐

[古典音樂]