泛音

Chinese

		float; general; vague	sound; noise; news
simp. and trad. (泛音)		泛	音

Etymology

From 泛 ("to float, to flow > to overflow; to be superfluous") and 音 ("sound, tone"), i.e. the higher-than-basic tones.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fànyīn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan³ jam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: fànyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannin
  - IPA ^(key): /fa̠n⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    梵音
    泛音
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan³ jam¹
  - Yale: faan yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan³ jam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan³ yem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /fɑːn³³ jɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

泛音

overtone, harmonic

Alternative forms

汎音

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