同音 (tóng yīn) — homophony (the phenomenon of words sounding the same); (attributive) homophonic, sharing the same pronunciation
Definition
Refers to two or more characters or words that share the same pronunciation (e.g. 工 and 公). Often used attributively before 字, 词, or 现象 to describe this relationship.
noun
homophony (the phenomenon of words sounding the same)(attributive) homophonicsharing the same pronunciation
Examples
- 同音，“”“”。Hàn yǔ lǐ yǒu hěn duō tóng yīn zì, bǐ rú "gōng" hé "gōng".There are many homophonous characters in Chinese, such as '工' and '公'.
- 同音。tóng yīn Xiàn xiàng zài shī gē zhōng cháng bèi yòng lái zhì zào shuāng guān xiào guǒ.The phenomenon of homophony is often used in poetry to create puns.
- 同音。Zhè liǎng gè cí de tóng yīn guān xì ràng wǒ zài tīng lì kǎo shì zhōng xuǎn cuò le dá àn.The homophonic relationship between these two words made me choose the wrong answer in the listening test.
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