諧音
simp谐音haai4 jam1xié yīn
English
- homonym
- homophone
- harmonic (component of sound)
- words that have similar pronunciation (homophones), such as those in rhyme or alliteration
粵語 — Cantonese
- 發音相近嘅字詞,未必一定韻母或者聲母有相同(量詞:個)
Examples
在中文里面,饺子和“交子”谐音,因而具有丰富的文化涵义。
In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.
醫神係 Eason 嘅諧音稱呼。
ji1 san4 sounds exactly like Eason.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk