粵

諧haai4音jam1

simp谐音
haai4 jam1xié yīn

English

  1. homonym
  2. homophone
  3. harmonic (component of sound)
  4. words that have similar pronunciation (homophones), such as those in rhyme or alliteration

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 醫神係 Eason 嘅諧音稱呼。

    ji1 san4 sounds exactly like Eason.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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