qīng
yīn

technical

Meaning of 清音

清音 means voiceless sound; unvoiced sound (in phonetics, a sound produced without vocal cord vibration). Pronounced qīng yīn.

  • voiceless sound; unvoiced sound (in phonetics, a sound produced without vocal cord vibration)

Definitions & Examples

tōng
huà
zhōng
de
 
pp
 
shì
qīng
yīn
 

The 'p' in Mandarin is a voiceless sound.

Qīng
yīn
zhuó
yīn
de
bié
zài
shēng
dài
shì
fǒu
zhèn
dòng
 

The difference between voiceless and voiced sounds lies in whether the vocal cords vibrate.

Yīng
zhōng
de
 
ss
 
shì
qīng
yīn
 
ér
 
zz
 
shì
zhuó
yīn
 

The 's' in English is voiceless, while 'z' is voiced.