Meaning of 谐音
谐音 means to rhyme; to be homophonic; to have identical or similar pronunciation. Pronounced xié yīn.
- to rhyme; to be homophonic; to have identical or similar pronunciation
Definitions & Examples
Fú福
hé和
fú蝠
xié谐
yīn音
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
biān蝙
fú蝠
xiāng象
zhēng征
fú福
qi气
。
Fu (blessing) and fu (bat) are homophones, so bats symbolize good fortune.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
cí词
suī虽
rán然
xiě写
fǎ法
bù不
tóng同
，
dàn但
xié谐
yīn音
。
Although these two words are written differently, they sound the same.
Zhōng中
guó国
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
xié谐
yīn音
biǎo表
dá达
jí吉
xiáng祥
de的
yì意
si思
。
Chinese people like to use homophones to express auspicious meanings.
88
hé和
fā发
xié谐
yīn音
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
jí吉
lì利
shù数
zì字
。
Eight is a homophone for 'fa' (prosperity), so it is considered an auspicious number.