Definition
主音 is a technical noun with two distinct meanings depending on the field. In phonetics it refers to a vowel (the core sound of a syllable), while in music theory it means the keynote or tonic (the central pitch of a scale). Context determines which sense applies.
n.
(phonetics) vowel(music) keynotetonic
Examples
- ，主音。Hànyǔ pīnyīn zhōng, měi ge yīnjié dōu bìxū yǒu yí gè zhǔ yīn.In Hanyu Pinyin, each syllable must have a vowel.
- C主音。Zhè shǒu qǔzi yǐ C dàdiào de zhǔ yīn kāishǐ.This piece begins with the tonic of C major.
- ，主音。Zài yǔyánxué zhōng, zhǔ yīn yǔ fǔyīn xiāngduì.In linguistics, vowels are contrasted with consonants.
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