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HSK
to record sound / an audio recording (CL:)
HSK 3
pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
HSK 2
(linguistics) oral speech sounds
HSK 7-9
phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization)
voice / sound / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
speech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / phonetic / audio / voice / (Internet) to voice chat / voice message
HSK 4
voice / accent
childlike voice / babyish voice
(linguistics) onset
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
to receive a radio signal / to make an audio recording / (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics / (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
bass
good news
(music) unison / (linguistics) homophonous; homonymic
to transmit / to broadcast
(music) tremolo
tenor (singing voice) / a tenor
rumble / noise / static (in a signal)
HSK 7-9
Voice of America (VOA)
polyphony
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la / five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音, 牙音, 舌音, 齒音|齿音, 唇音
vowel
to amplify (sound)
dubbing (filmmaking)
HSK 7-9
diphthong
one's speaking voice / tone / implication
(phonetics) medial
overtone (music) / (fig.) connotation / implied meaning
beep
dialectal accent
voice
echo / reply / turn (ornament in music)
phonetic value of a character
the common use romanization system introduced in Taiwan in 2003
accent (of a word) / stress (on a syllable)
live recording
(music) off-key; out of tune
to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words
semitone
high pitch / soprano / treble
(music) bass voice
close vowel
to call the tune / to make the final decision
diphthong / compound vowel
alveolar / consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation
(singing) (coll.) whistle note
Hanyu Pinyin, the romanization system used in the PRC since the 1960s
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
musical note / tone
glissando
heart murmur
fricative (phonetics)
dial tone
(audio) mixing
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
nasal sound
(linguistics) plosive; stop
third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
crosstalk / to overhear
official state pronunciation
(phonetics) voiced sound / sonant
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
Gospel according to St Luke
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
assembled phonology
the final of a Korean syllable (consonant or consonant cluster at the end of the syllable)
onset and rime
Beijing pronunciation
harmony (pleasing combination of sounds)
final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
consonant
(music) an overtone; a harmonic
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character / classical speech sounds
(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final)
whole tone (musical interval)
Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)
tuplet (music) / sandhi (phonetics)
Boeing (aerospace company)
mordent (music)
labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)
Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok
intimate friend / soul mate
Korean text HunMin JongUm promulgated by Sejong Daewang in 1418 to introduce hangeul
consonant
dental consonant
(music) arpeggio
standard pronunciation / standard tone (e.g. A = 440 Hz)
diphthong
bilabial consonant (b, p, or m)
voice-over / background narration
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
coronal consonants of Middle Chinese
local accent / accent of one's native place
playback (of recorded sound)
lowest voice / lowest pitch / lowest note
pure tone
lingering sound
syncopation
fricative

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