五音

wǔ yīn
Dictionary entry
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la

What does 五音 mean?

五音 (wǔ yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
2five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1], 牙音[ya2 yin1], 舌音[she2 yin1], 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1], 唇音[chun2 yin1]

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How to pronounce 五音

五音
wǔ yīn
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