泛音

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: fànyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannin
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànyin
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ in⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan³ jam¹
    • Yale: faan yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan³ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan³ yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fäːn³³ jɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

泛音

1. overtone, harmonic

Alternative forms

• 汎音