音 jam¹ {yīn}

1. sound
2. noise
3. note (of musical scale)
4. tone
5. news
6. syllable
7. reading (phonetic value of a character)

音底 jam¹ dai² {yīn dǐ}

accent

音爆 jam¹ baau³ {yīn bào}

sonic boom

音變〔-变〕 jam¹ bin³ {yīn biàn}

phonetic change

音標〔-标〕 jam¹ biu¹ {yīn biāo}

phonetic symbol

音波 jam¹ bo¹ {yīn bō}

sound wave

音步 jam¹ bou⁶ {yīn bù}

1. foot (syllabic unit in verse)
2. meter
3. scansion

音叉 jam¹ caa¹ {yīn chā}

tuning fork

音痴 jam¹ ci¹ {yīn chī}

tone deaf

音程 jam¹ cing⁴ {yīn chéng}

interval (music)

音長〔-长〕 jam¹ coeng⁴ {yīn cháng}

1. sound duration
2. length of a musical note

音速 jam¹ cuk¹ {yīn sù}

speed of sound

音帶〔-带〕 jam¹ daai² {yīn dài}

audio tape

音調〔-调〕 jam¹ diu⁶ {yīn diào}

1. pitch of voice (high or low)
2. pitch (of a musical note)
3. tone

音讀〔-读〕 jam¹ duk⁶ {yīn dú}

reading or phonetic value of a character

音符 jam¹ fu⁴ {yīn fú}

1. (music) note
2. phonetic component of a Chinese character
3. phonetic symbol
4. phonogram

音階〔-阶〕 jam¹ gaai¹ {yīn jiē}

musical scale

音高 jam¹ gou¹ {yīn gāo}

1. pitch (music)
2. tone

音管 jam¹ gun² {yīn guǎn}

pipe (of organ)

音軌〔-轨〕 jam¹ gwai² {yīn guǐ}

1. sound track
2. track number (e.g. on a CD)

音效 jam¹ haau⁶ {yīn xiào}

sound effect

音響〔-响〕 jam¹ hoeng² {yīn xiǎng}

1. sound
2. acoustics
3. audio
4. hi-fi system
5. stereo sound system
6. abbr. for 組合音響

音耗 jam¹ hou³ {yīn hào}

message

音義〔-义〕 jam¹ ji⁶ {yīn yì}

sound and meaning

音譯〔-译〕 jam¹ jik⁶ {yīn yì}

1. transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
2. characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
3. transcription (linguistics)
4. to transcribe phonetic symbols

音容 jam¹ jung⁴ {yīn róng}

1. voice and features
2. (sb's) appearance

音級〔-级〕 jam¹ kap¹ {yīn jí}

a note on a musical scale

音律 jam¹ leot⁶ {yīn lǜ}

1. tuning
2. temperament

音量 jam¹ loeng⁶ {yīn liàng}

sound volume

音名 jam¹ meng² {yīn míng}

name of pitch (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi)

音樂〔-乐〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ {yīn yuè}

1. music
2. CL: 張,曲,段

音頻〔-频〕 jam¹ pan⁴ {yīn pín}

1. audio
2. sound
3. audio frequency
4. sound frequency

音拴 jam¹ saan¹ {yīn shuān}

organ stop (button activating a row of pipes)

音信 jam¹ seon³ {yīn xìn}

message

音訊〔-讯〕 jam¹ seon³ {yīn xùn}

1. letters
2. mail
3. news
4. messages
5. correspondence

音視〔-视〕 jam¹ si⁶ {yīn shì}

sound and video

音色 jam¹ sik¹ {yīn sè}

1. tone
2. timbre
3. sound color

音箱 jam¹ soeng¹ {yīn xiāng}

1. loudspeaker box
2. speaker (audio equipment)
3. resonating chamber of a musical instrument
4. sound box

音素 jam¹ sou³ {yīn sù}

phoneme

音位 jam¹ wai⁶ {yīn wèi}

phoneme

音韻〔-韵〕 jam¹ wan⁵ {yīn yùn}

1. music
2. rhyme and rhythm
3. initial, 音, and final and tone, 韻, of a Chinese character
4. phoneme

音域 jam¹ wik⁶ {yīn yù}

1. vocal range
2. register (music)

音質〔-质〕 jam¹ zat¹ {yīn zhì}

1. tone
2. sound quality
3. timbre

音值 jam¹ zik⁶ {yīn zhí}

phonetic value

音節〔-节〕 jam¹ zit³ {yīn jié}

syllable

音像 jam¹ zoeng⁶ {yīn xiàng}

1. audio and video
2. audiovisual

音樂碟〔-乐-〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ dip⁶ {yīn yuè dié}

a music disc

音樂會〔-乐会〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ wui² {yīnyuèhuì}

(noun) Music concert

音樂家〔-乐-〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ gaa¹ {yīn yuè jiā}

musician

音樂學〔-乐学〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ hok⁶ {yīn yuè xué}

musicology

音樂院〔-乐-〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ jyun² {yīn yuè yuàn}

1. conservatory
2. music college

音樂廳〔-乐厅〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ teng¹ {yīn yuè tīng}

1. concert hall
2. auditorium

音樂會〔-乐会〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ wui² {yīn yuè huì}

1. concert
2. CL: 場

音樂節〔-乐节〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ zit³ {yīn yuè jié}

music festival

音視頻〔-视频〕 jam¹ si⁶ pan⁴ {yīn shì pín}

sound and video

音韻學〔-韵学〕 jam¹ wan⁵ hok⁶ {yīn yùn xué}

Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry)

音節體〔-节体〕 jam¹ zit³ tai² {yīn jié tǐ}

syllabic script

音響設備〔-响设备〕 jam¹ hoeng² cit³ bei⁶ {yīn xiǎng shè bèi}

1. sound equipment
2. stereo

音響效果〔-响--〕 jam¹ hoeng² haau⁶ gwo² {yīn xiǎng xiào guǒ}

sound effects

音樂電視〔-乐电视〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ din⁶ si⁶ {yīn yuè diàn shì}

Music Television MTV

音樂光碟〔-乐--〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ gwong¹ dip² {yīn yuè guāng dié}

music CD

音樂學院〔-乐学-〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ hok⁶ jyun² {yīn yuè xué yuàn}

1. music academy
2. conservatory

音樂之聲〔-乐-声〕 jam¹ ngok⁶ zi¹ sing¹ {Yīn yuè zhī shēng}

The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965)

音頻設備〔-频设备〕 jam¹ pan⁴ cit³ bei⁶ {yīn pín shè bèi}

1. sound card
2. audio card (computer)

音頻文件〔-频--〕 jam¹ pan⁴ man⁴ gin² {yīn pín wén jiàn}

audio file (computer)