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  jam1   jyutping
  yin1   pinyin
[1] [n] sound; voice; noise [2] [n] tone; pitch; accent; pronunciation; timbre [3] [n] musical note [4] news; information; tidings (usually used in correspondence) [5] Kangxi radical 180

Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
Radical: (#180)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 16500 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  jyu5 jam1  yu3 yin1 = enunciation
detail  sing1 jam1  sheng1 yin1 = sound; noise; voice
detail  bo3 jam1  bo1 yin1 = transmit; broadcast
detail  jam1 ngok6  yin1 yue4 = music
detail  jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1  yue4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Cantonese romanisation
detail  luk6 jam1  lu4 yin1 = sound-recording; to tape-record
detail  jam1 ngok6 gaa1  yin1 yue4 jia1 = musician
detail  song2 jam1  sang3 yin1 = voice
detail  duk6 jam1  du2 yin1 = pronunciation (in reading)
detail  tung4 jam1 zi6  tong2 yin1 zi4 = homonym (character with exactly the same sound)
detail  sau1 jam1 gei1  shou1 yin1 ji1 = radio
detail  tit3 gun1 jam1  tie3 guan1 yin1 = Tieguanyin
detail  mei5 jam1   = sentence final particles; ending sound of the last syllable of a word
detail  hoeng1 haa6*2 jam1  xiang1 xia4 yin1 = rural village accent
detail  ping3 jam1  pin1 yin1 = romanise; Pinyin
detail  hon3 jyu5 ping3 jam1  han4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Hanyu Pinyin
detail  jyu5 jam1 hok6  yu3 yin1 xue2 = phonetics
detail  faat3 jam1  fa1 yin1 = to pronounce; pronunciation
detail  luk6 jam1 daai3*2  lu4 yin1 dai4 = cassette tape; audio tape
detail  luk6 jam1 gei1  lu4 yin1 ji1 = tape recorder; audio cassette recorder
detail  laan5 jam1  lan3 yin1 = lazy sound
detail  dai1 jam1  di1 yin1 = bass; low frequency sound
detail  gou1 jam1   = treble; high frequency sound
detail  fuk1 jam1  fu2 yin1 = gospel
detail  jam1 hoeng2  yin1 xiang3 = acoustics
detail  cou3 jam1  zao4 yin1 = noise; static; rumble
detail  bo1 jam1  bo1 yin1 = transliteration for Boeing (aircraft manufacturer); mordent
detail  jam1 zoeng6  yin1 xiang4 = AV
detail  jam1 ngok6 wui6*2  yin1 yue4 hui4 = concert
detail  wui4 jam1   = echo; reply
detail  jik6 jam1   = transliteration
detail  lau4 hang4 jam1 ngok6   = popular music
detail  zoek3 si6 jam1 ngok6  jue2 shi4 yin1 le4 = jazz
detail  si3 jam1   = audition
detail  gun1 jam1  guan1 yin1 = Bodhisattva Guanyin; The Goddess of Mercy
detail  luk6 jam1 sat1   = recording studio
detail  teng1 jam1 ngok6   = listening to music
detail  teng1 sau1 jam1 gei1   = listening to the radio
detail  jam1 ngok6 toi4   = a stage (for floor shows such as a musician's platform); a bandstand
detail  gam1 jam1  jin1 yin1 = modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
detail  bun6 jam1  ban4 yin1 = audio, accompanying sound
detail  kap1 jam1  xi1 yin1 = sound-absorbing
detail  zi2 jam1  zi3 yin1 = consonant
detail  ping1*3 jam1 gaai1 dyun6  pin1 yin1 jie1 duan4 = alphabetic stage
detail  mou5 jam1  mu3 yin1 = vowel
detail  baau3 po3 jam1  bao4 po4 yin1 = [n] plosive
detail  baau3 faat3 jam1  bao4 fa1 li4 = [n] plosive
detail  gu2 din2 jam1 ngok6  gu3 dian3 yin1 yue4 = classical music
detail  neoi5 gou1 jam1  nv3 gao1 yin1 = soprano
detail  daan1 jam1 ci4  dan1 yin1 ci2 = monosyllabic word
detail  zau2 jam1  zou3 yin1 = off-key; wrong note
detail  gun1 sai3 jam1 pou4 saat3   = the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
detail  biu2 si6 faat3 jam1 dik1  biao3 shi4 fa1 yin1 de5 = [adj] pronouncing
detail  biu2 si6 jyu5 jam1 dik1  biao3 shi4 yu3 yin1 de5 = [adj] phonetic
detail  jit6 mun4*2 jam1 ngok6  re4 men2 yin1 yue4 = popular or hot music
detail  jin6 doi6 jam1 ngok6  xian4 dai4 yin1 yue4 = modern music; contemporary music
detail  ci4 daai3*2 luk6 jam1 gei1  ci2 dai4 lu4 yin1 ji1 = [n] tape recorder
detail  jam1 ngok6 gwong1 dip6*2  yin1 yue4 guang1 die2 = music CD
detail  bei6 jam1  bi2 yin1 = nasal sound
detail  kong3 jam1 gei1  kuo4 yin1 ji1 = an audio amplifier; a megaphone
detail  jam1 hoeng2 gaa1   = acoustician
detail  jyu5 jam1 hap6 sing4   = speech synthesis
detail  jyu5 jam1 sik1 bit6   = speech recognition
detail  jyu5 jam1 din6 nou5   = voice computer
detail  jam1 ngok6 hok6 haau6   = a conservatory
detail  pui3 jam1   = voiceover
detail  jing2 si6 jam1 hoeng2 hei3 coi4 soeng1 dim3   = an audio and video shop
detail  jam1 ngok6 ngok6 hei3 dim3   = a musical instrument shop
detail  hau2 jam1  kou3 yin1 = accent (manner of speaking)
detail  sau2 mei5 jam1  shou3 wei3 yin1 = onset and rime
detail  naam4 dai1 jam1  nan2 di1 yin1 = bass
detail  naam4 gou1 jam1  nan2 gao1 yin1 = tenor
detail  neoi5 dai1 jam1  nv3 di1 yin1 = alto
detail  saa1 aa2 /ngaa2 jam1   = [n] a hoarse sound
detail  saan1 sau1 jam1 gei1   = [v] to switch off the radio
detail  sit6 jam1   = [n] lingual sounds; dental plosives and liquids
detail  gyun2 sit6 jam1   = [ling.] retroflex (sound made with tongue rolled back)
detail  siu2 sit6 jam1   = [ling.] uvular
detail  hau4 jam1   = [ling.] glottal (made with the root of the tongue and the walls of the pharynx)
detail  ngok6 jam1   = [ling.] palatal (made with the front of the tongue and the hard palate)
detail  jyun5 ngok6 jam1   = [ling.] velar (made with the back of the tongue and the soft palate)
detail  hau6 ngan4 ci2 jam1   = [ling.] postalveolar (made with the tongue tip and the back of the alveolar ridge)
detail  ngan4 ci2 jam1   = [ling.] alveolar (made with the tongue tip or blade and the alveolar ridge)
detail  ci2 jam1   = [ling.] dental (made by the tongue tip or blade and the upper front teeth)
detail  seon4 ci2 jam1   = [ling.] labiodental (made with the lower lip and the upper front teeth)
detail  soeng1 seon4 jam1   = [ling.] bilabial (made with the two lips)
detail  bai3 sak1 jam1   = [ling.] stop, plosive (complete closure of the articulators involved so that the airstream cannot escape through the mouth)
detail  mo1 caat3 jam1   = [ling.] fricative (close approximation of two articulators so that the airstream is partially obstructed and turblent airflow is produced)
detail  jyun4 jam1  yuan2 yin1 = vowel
detail  jyu5 jam1 hok6 gaa1   = [n] a phonetician
detail  zi6 jam1   = [n] pronunciation; sound (of a word)
detail  gun1 jam1 zuk1  guan1 yin1 zhu2 = [botany] fernleaf hedge bamboo
detail  zi6 ci4 ping3 jam1  zi4 ci2 pin1 yin1 = input Chinese characters or words using pinyin
detail  gei1 jam1  ji1 yin1 = [music] fundamental tone
detail  sat1 jam1  shi1 yin1 = [med.] aphonia; loss of voice
detail  tou2 jam1  tu3 yin1 = local accent
detail  ng5 jam1  wu3 yin1 = the notes of ancient Chinese five tone music scale
detail  jam1 maang4  yin1 mang2 = tone deaf (poorly distinguishes differences in pitch)
detail  sam1 jam1  xin1 yin1 = heart sounds; cardiac sounds
detail  siu1 jam1 hei3  xiao1 yin1 qi4 = silencer (device)
detail  jam1 gou1  yin1 gao1 = [music] pitch
detail  naam4 gou1 jam1 jin2 coeng3 gaa1  nan2 gao1 yin1 yan3 chang4 jia1 = a tenorist
detail  naam4 zung1 jam1  nan2 zhong1 yin1 = baritone
detail  baat3 jam1   = an ancient Chinese system of classifying musical instruments into eight materials
detail  zyu3 jam1  zhu4 yin1 = 1. Phonetic notation. 2. Zhuyin phonetic notation used before Pinyin. (Bopomofo)
detail  jam1 dai2   = a (rural) accent
detail  jam1 ngok6 dip6*2   = a music CD or LP
detail  jam1 haau6 kaat1   = sound card
detail  je4 lou5 ping3 jam1  ye1 lu3 pin1 yin1 = Yale romanization
detail  je4 lou5 jyut6 jyu5 ping3 jam1  ye1 lu3 yue4 yu3 pin1 yin1 = Cantonese Yale romanization
detail  jam1 ngok6 hap6  yin1 yue4 he2 = musical box
detail  jam1 ngok6 mou5 toi4 kek6  yin1 yue4 wu3 tai2 ju4 = musical comedy (theater, dramatic art)
detail  jam1 ngok6 pin3*2  yin1 yue4 pian4 = musical comedy (film)
detail  cung5 dai1 jam1   = sub-woofer; subwoofer; subs
detail  jam1 zit3  yin1 jie2 = syllable
detail  jam1 caa1  yin1 cha1 = a tuning fork
detail  gaai1 jam1  jia1 yin1 = welcome news; good tidings; favourable reply
detail  jam1 loeng6  yin1 liang4 = volume of sound
detail  cung5 jam1  zhong4yin1 = [ling.] stress; accent
detail  miu5 mou4 jam1 seon3  yao3 wu2 yin1 xin4 = have not been heard of since
detail  haai4 jam1  xie2 yin1 = harmonic, harmonics; similar pronunciation
detail  din6 jam1  dian4 yin1 = electronic music (e.g., electronica)
detail  jam1 bin3  yin1 bian4 = phonetic change
detail  jam1 hou3  yin1 hao4 = message
detail  jam1 ji6  yin1 yi4 = sound and meaning
detail  jam1 kap1  yin1 ji2 = a note on a musical scale
detail  baat3 jam1 dou6   = an octave (in music)
detail  jing2 jam1   = recorded media (CD and DVD); sound and movies
detail  tung4 jam1  tong2 yin1 = unison; homonym (exactly the same sound)
detail  gun1 jam1 bing1  guan1 yin1 bing1 = a man dominated by his wife or girlfriend
detail  jam1 jik6  yin1 yi4 = transliterate, transliteration; transcription (linguistics); to transcribe phonetic symbols
detail  jam1 zat1  yin1 zhi4 = audio quality, sound quality, timbre
detail  fung1 kam4 zin3 jam1 zong1 zi3  feng1 qin2 chan4 yin1 zhuang1 zhi4 = tremolo
detail 調  jam1 diu6  yin1 diao4 = tone; tune; intonation
detail  ze3 jam1 ci4  jie4 yin1 ci2 = borrowed sound word
detail  ze3 jam1 zi6  jie4 yin1 zi4 = borrowed sound character
detail  jam1 ngok6 zyun1 cap1  yin1 yue4 zhuan1 ji2 = album
detail  duk6 co3 jam1  du2 cuo4 yin1 = to misread; mispronounce
detail  faat3 co3 jam1  fa1 cuo4 yin1 = to mispronounce; mispronunciation
detail  jin4 ngoi6 zi1 jam1  xian2 wai4 zhi1 yin1 = overtones, implied meaning
detail  zyu3 jam1 fu4 hou6*2  zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4 = Bopomofo, Zhuyin fuhao, phonetic alphabet
detail  me2 jam1   = distorted pronunciation
detail  gong2 me2 jam1   = speaking with distorted pronunciation
detail  duk6 me2 jam1   = read with incorrect pronunciation
detail  jyun4 jam1 bin3 faa3  yuan2 yin1 bian4 hua4 = umlaut
detail  saam1 cung4 jyun4 jam1  san1 chong2 yuan2 yin1 = triphthong
detail  soeng1 cung4 mou5 jam1  shuang1 chong2 mu3 yim1 = diphthong
detail  dai1 jam1 git3 taa1   = bass guitar
detail  dai1 jam1 gat1 taa1  di1 yin1 ji2 ta1 = bass guitar
detail  zi1 jam1  zhi1 yin1 = a close friend; a bosom friend; a confidant; one's second self
detail  kong3 jam1 hei3  kuo4 yin1 qi4 = amp, amplifier
detail 調  tiu4 jam1  tiao2 yin1 = tuning, to tune up
detail  jam1 gaai1  yin1 jie1 = scale (music)
detail  jam1 baau3  yin1 bao4 = a sonic boom
detail  jam1 biu1  yin1 biao1 = phonetic symbol; phonetic transcription
detail  jam1 soeng1  yin1 xiang1 = speaker, speakers
detail  jam1 ngok6 sat1  yin1 yue4 shi4 = a music studio, a music room
detail  jam1 sik1  yin1 se4 = tone color, timbre, tone quality
detail  zin3 jam1  chan4 yin1 = vibrato, tremolo
detail  zan3 jam1   = vibrato, tremolo
detail  neoi5 zung1 jam1  nv3 zhong1 yin1 = mezzo-soprano
detail  sam1 zaap6 jam1  xin1 za2 yin1 = heart murmur
detail  hau4 sak1 jam1   = glottal stop
detail  wan6 jam1  hun4 yin1 = audio mixing
detail 調  tiu4 jam1 toi4  tiao2 yin1 tai2 = mixing console
detail  jam1 jik6 ci4  yin1 yi4 ci2 = phonetic loanword
detail  gaak3 jam1  ge2 yin1 = sound insulation; soundproof
detail  faan6 jam1  fan4 yin1 = overtone
detail  wo4 jam1  he2 yin1 = consonance; chord (music)
detail  zyu2 jam1  zhu3 yin1 = keynote, tonic ; main vocal, lead
detail  jam1 hoeng2 zou2 hap6  yin1 xiang3 zu3 he2 = audio set / equipment
detail  gou1 cyun4 zan1 jam1 hoeng2  gao1 chuan2 zhen1 yin1 xiang3 = Hi-Fi, Hifi, high-fidelity
detail  ciu1 jam1 bo1  chao1 yin1 bo1 = ultrasound wave; supersonic
detail  mit6 jam1 hei3  mie4 yin1 qi4 = a silencer (on a gun)
detail  fu6 jam1  fu3 yin1 = consonant
detail  duk6 jam1 co3 ng6  du2 yin1 cuo4 wu4 = mispronounciation
detail  jam1 seon3  yin1 xun4 = letters, mail, correspondence; news; messages
detail  wo4 haai4 jam1  he2 xie2 yin1 = chord
detail  jam1 pan4  yin1 pin2 = audio, sound; audio frequency, sound frequency
detail  jam1 seon3  yin1 xin4 = news; message
detail  bou3 gaai1 jam1  bao4 jia1 yin1 = 1. sing Christmas carols 2. spread good news
detail  jam1 ngok6 kek6  yin1 yue4 ju4 = musical opera
detail  zong1 sik1 jam1  zhuang1 shi4 yin1 = grace note
detail  ciu1 jam1 cuk1  chao1 yin1 su4 = supersonic
detail  mong5 zai3 mong5 lou6 jyu5 jam1 hip3 ding6  wang3 ji4 wang3 lu4 yu3 yin1 xie2 ding4 = VoIP, Voice over IP
detail  baau3 po3 jam1 dik1  bao4 po4 yin1 de5 = [ling.,adj] plosive
detail  aa3 jam1 zit3 daan1 wai6*2  ya4 yin1 jie2 dan1 wei4 = sub-syllabic unit
detail  cin4 ci4 din2 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1  qian2 ci2 dian3 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = prelexical phonology
detail  cin4 ci4 wui6 jyu5 jam1 gaa1 gung1  qian2 ci2 hui4 yu3 yin1 jia1 gong1 = pre-lexical phonological processing
detail  hap6 sing4 jyu5 jam1  he2 cheng2 yu3 yin1 = assembled phonology
detail  caat3 jam1  ca1 yin1 = [ling.] fricative
detail  cou3 jam1 wu1 jim5  zao4 yin1 wu1 ran3 = noise pollution
detail  joek3 hon6 fuk1 jam1  yue1 han4 fu2 yin1 = [Bible] Gospel of John
detail  jyu5 jam1 seon3 hou6  yu3 yin1 xin4 hao4 = voice signal
detail  jyu5 jam1 ji3 sik1  yu3 yin1 yi4 shi4 = phonetic awareness
detail  jyu5 jam1 gei6 haau2  yu3 yin1 ji4 qiao3 = phonological skill
detail  jyu5 jam1 tung1 seon3 tung1 dou6  yu3 yin1 tong1 xun4 tong1 dao4 = voice (communications) channel
detail  maa5 ho2 fuk1 jam1  ma3 ke3 fu2 yin1 = [Bible] Gospel of Mark
detail  gun1 jam1 hoeng1  guan1 yin1 xiang1 = Kuanyin (village in Taiwan)
detail 747  bo1 jam1 cat1 sei3 cat1 jing4 haak3 gei1   = a Boeing 747
detail  jyu5 jam1 sat1 jyu5 zing3  yu3 yin1 shi1 yu3 zheng4 = phonetic aphasia
detail  sit6 gan1 jam1  she2 gen1 yin1 = [ling.] velar
detail  gun1 jam1 tou2  guan1 yin1 tu3 = Guanyin clay (eaten by famine victims during the Great Leap Forward)
detail  baat3 dok6 jam1  ba1 du4 yin1 = octave
detail  soeng6 hoi2 jam1 ngok6 hok6 jyun6*2  shang4 hai3 yin1 yue4 xue2 yuan4 = Shanghai Conservatory of Music
detail  zung1 joeng1 jam1 ngok6 hok6 jyun6*2  zhong1 yang1 yin1 yue4 xue2 yuan4 = Central Conservatory of Music
detail  gun1 jam1 pou4 saat3  guan1 yin1 pu2 sa4 = Guanyin Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva (The Great Compassion Bodhisattva)
detail  mei5 mei5 zi1 jam1  mi3 mi3 zhi1 yin1 = decadent music
detail 調  tiu4 jam1 hei3  tiao2 yin1 qi4 = tuner
detail  soeng1 jam1 do1 pan4  shuang1 yin1 duo1 pin2 = Touch Tones on a telephone
detail  sing1 bun3 jam1  sheng1 ban4 yin1 = sharp
detail  gong3 bun3 jam1  jiang4 ban4 yin1 = flat
detail  zyut6 deoi3 jam1 gam2  jue2 dui4 yin1 gan3 = perfect pitch
detail  ng5 sing1 jam1 gaai1  wu3 sheng1 yin1 jie1 = pentatonic scale
detail  ng4 ang1 jam1  wu2 ying1 yin1 = Wu Yingyin
detail  laam4 cou2 jam1 ngok6  lan2 cao3 yin1 yue4 = Bluegrass music
detail  ciu1 jam1 bo1 gim2 caa4  chao1 yin1 bo1 jian3 cha2 = ultrasonic wave examination; ultrasonography
detail  jyut6 jyu5 zing3 jam1 wan6 dung6  yue4 yu3 zheng4 yin1 yun4 dong4 = proper Cantonese pronunciation campaign
detail  jam1 dyun6  yin1 duan4 = sound segment
detail  saam1 lin4 jam1  san1 lian2 yin1 = triplet
detail  jam1 fu4  yin1 fu2 = a note
detail  jat1 ceoi4 ding6 jam1  yi4 chui2 ding4 yin1 = make final decision
detail  laai1 fut3 jam1 ngok6 wui6*2   = live concert
detail  jam1 hai6 hok6  yin1 xi4 xue2 = phonology
detail  jam1 ngok6 jing2 daai3*2   = music television (MTV)
detail  lou4 haau2 jam1  lu2 qiao3 yin1 = Candy Lo
detail  baa1 jam1 gwok3 ling4 mung4 gu2 zi6 zi6 zau1  ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Bayinguoleng Mongol autonomous prefecture of Xinjiang

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detail 嗰啲聲音覺得好好
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]!
[This is an example of topicalisation: the topic of the sentence, 嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, is placed at the front.]
detail 聲音覺得好好
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make.
[Note that because we haven't specified any particular cicadas, we're talking about cicadas in general. (Use 呢啲 or 嗰啲 otherwise.)]
detail 覺得聲音好好
I love the sound cicadas make!
[Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]
detail 覺得呢啲聲音好好
I love the sound these cicadas are making!
[Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].]
detail 呢隻草蜢覺得佢嘅聲音好好
I love the sound this grasshopper makes!
[Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I feel his sound very good-listen [particle].]
detail 呢隻草蜢鐘意佢嘅聲音
I love the sound this grasshopper makes!
[Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I very like his sound [particle]. Note that 㗎 can be used interchangeably with 囉 here.]
detail 人哋啱啱廣東話發音唔好
Her pronunciation is a bit off as she has started learning Cantonese not long ago. You shouldn't tease her.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?1,135838,135838#msg-135838]
detail 唱機,不出聲
The record player is broken, it's not making any sound.
detail 古典音樂比較鐘意長笛獨奏
As far as classical music is concerned, I prefer solo flute.
[Lit. classical music, I comparatively like flute solo ]

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