谐音 (xié yīn) — (Substantiv) Homophonie; Wörter, die gleich klingen, aber unterschiedliche Bedeutungen haben; (Substantiv) Harmonik; Obertöne in der Musik

Definition

In Chinese studies, 谐音 names the pun-like phenomenon of two characters sharing a pronunciation but having different meanings (like 是 and 事). In music, it refers to the overtones that color a note's timbre.

noun
(Substantiv) HomophonieWörterdie gleich klingenaber unterschiedliche Bedeutungen haben(Substantiv) HarmonikObertöne in der Musik

Beispiele

  • 谐音
    Zhōng wén lǐ yǒu hěn duō xié yīn zì, bǐ rú "shì" hé "shì".
    In Chinese there are many homophonic characters, like 'shì' (是) and 'shì' (事).
  • 谐音
    Xiǎo tí qín de yīn sè bāo hán fēng fù de xié yīn.
    The timbre of a violin contains rich harmonics.
  • 谐音
    Zhè shǒu shī de xié yīn hěn měi.
    The euphony of this poem is very beautiful.
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