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Jyutping haai4 jam1
Pinyin xié yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. homonym
  2. homophone
  3. harmonic (component of sound)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    發音​相近​嘅​字​詞​,​未必​一定​韻母​或者​聲母​有​相同​ ​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    words that have similar pronunciation (homophones), such as those in rhyme or alliteration
    • 醫神係 Eason 嘅諧音稱呼。
      医神系 Eason 嘅谐音称呼。
      ji1 san4 hai6 ji1 san4 ge3 haai4 jam1 cing1 fu1.
      ji1 san4 sounds exactly like Eason.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    euphony
  2. noun
    homophony or near-homophony
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在中文里面,饺子和“交子”谐音,因而具有丰富的文化涵义。
    在中文裏面,餃子和“交子”諧音,因而具有豐富的文化涵義。
    zài zhōng wén lǐ miàn , jiǎo zi hé “ jiāo zi ” xié yīn , yīn ér jù yǒu fēng fù de wén huà hán yì 。
    • In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    谐音对
    諧音對
    haai4 jam1 deoi2
    • couplet with puns
  2. Cantonese
    谐音
    諧音
    haai4 jam1
    • pun
  3. Cantonese
    医神系 Eason 嘅谐音称呼。
    醫神係 Eason 嘅諧音稱呼。
    ji1 san4 hai6 ji1 san4 ge3 haai4 jam1 cing1 fu1.
    • ji1 san4 sounds exactly like Eason.