五
音
w
ǔ
y
ī
n
Definitions
1. five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
2. five 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]
Components
五
wǔ
–
five
音
yīn
–
sound
Related Words
五音度
wǔ yīn dù
–
fifth (musical interval)
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
–
tone deaf