五音 (wǔ yīn) — the five notes of the traditional Chinese pentatonic scale (gōng, shāng, jué, zhǐ, yǔ); the five categories of initial consonants in traditional Chinese phonetics (throat, tooth, tongue, teeth, lip)
Definition
A traditional term with two senses: the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale (gōng, shāng, jué, zhǐ, yǔ), and the five categories of initial consonants in traditional Chinese phonetics.
noun
the five notes of the traditional Chinese pentatonic scale (gōng, shāng, jué, zhǐ, yǔ)the five categories of initial consonants in traditional Chinese phonetics (throat, tooth, tongue, teeth, lip)
Examples
- 五音。Zhōng guó gǔ dài yīn yuè yǐ wǔ yīn wèi jī chǔ.Ancient Chinese music is based on the five notes.
- 五音。Chuán tǒng yīn yùn xué jiāng shēng mǔ fēn wéi wǔ yīn.Traditional phonology classifies initials into five categories.
- 五音。Xué xí gǔ qín yào xiān liǎo jiě wǔ yīn.To learn the guqin, you first need to understand the five notes.
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