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HSK
pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
HSK 2
concert / CL: 場|场
HSK 2
music / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
syllable
HSK 2
to record (sound) / sound recording / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
radio / CL: 臺|台
HSK 3
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
(tape) recording machine / tape recorder / CL: 臺|台
HSK 6
loudness / volume
HSK 6
audio and video / audiovisual
HSK 6
sound; acoustics; audio / hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响)
HSK 7-9
dubbing (filmmaking)
HSK 7-9
rumble / noise / static (in a signal)
HSK 7-9
(linguistics) oral speech sounds
HSK 7-9
sound effect
onset and rime
high pitch / soprano / treble
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
tie (music)
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)
speed of sound
homophone; homonym
monosyllabic / a monosyllable
polyphony
double bass / contrabass
to pronounce / pronunciation / to emit sound
sound wave
overtone / a harmonic
diphthong / compound vowel
Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok
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)
cassette tape
pitch (music) / tone
(Tw) audio and video; audiovisual
crotchet (music)
(phonetics) voiceless sound
VoIP (Voice over IP) (computing) / to speak with others over the Internet
phoneme
Bhangra, Indian music (music genre)
Boeing (aerospace company)
mordent (music)
triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
soundproofing
message
good news / glad tidings / gospel
audio equipment
Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
(music) arpeggio
local accent
modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
(music) note / phonetic component of a Chinese character / phonetic symbol / phonogram
(music) accidental (symbol such as a sharp (♯), flat (♭), natural (♮) etc)
letters / mail / news / messages / correspondence
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
music festival
pitch of voice (high or low) / pitch (of a musical note) / tone
phonetic value of a character
accent (of a word) / stress (on a syllable)
homonym / homophone / harmonic (component of sound)
to silence
sound-absorbing
pop music
minim (music)
ultrasound / ultrasonic wave
good news
to call the tune / to make the final decision
tone / sound quality / timbre
echo / reply / turn (ornament in music)
background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
loudspeaker box / speaker (audio equipment) / resonating chamber of a musical instrument / sound box
(theater, cinema) a musical
harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)
intimate friend / soul mate
voice
Cantonese romanization / Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
concert hall / auditorium
classical music
music / rhyme and rhythm / initial, , and final and tone, 韻|韵, of a Chinese character / phoneme
phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization)
Gospel according to St John
Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used in the PRC since the 1960s
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. For example, has an on-reading "san" and a kun-reading "yama".)
Chinese character that is pronounced the same (as another character)
syncopation
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
phonetic symbol
supersonic
voice / accent
standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation
tone / timbre / sound color
to amplify (sound)
(audio) mixing
vocal range / register (music)
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
phonetic transcription / transliteration
noise
sound track / track number (e.g. on a CD)
electronic music (genre)

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