五音

wǔ yīn · wu yin

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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), 齒音 / 齿音 (chǐ yīn), 唇音 (chún yīn)

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