五音

wǔyīn

five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la; five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音 (hóu yīn), 牙音 (yá yīn), 舌音 (shé yīn), 齿音 (chǐ yīn), 唇音 (chún yīn)

Meaning

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  1. five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
  2. five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音 hóu yīn, 牙音 yá yīn, 舌音 shé yīn, 齿音 chǐ yīn, 唇音 chún yīn

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