Meaning of 直音
直音 means a traditional Chinese phonetic notation method using a familiar character to indicate the pronunciation of a homophonous character. Pronounced zhí yīn.
- a traditional Chinese phonetic notation method using a familiar character to indicate the pronunciation of a homophonous character
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ蛊
，
yīn音
gǔ古
。
The character 蛊 is pronounced like the character 古.
Yě冶
，
yīn音
yě也
。
The character 冶 is pronounced like the character 也.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
zhí直
yīn音
fǎ法
wéi为
shēng生
zì字
zhù注
yīn音
。
Ancient scholars often used the direct phonetic method to annotate unfamiliar characters.
Rú如
guǒ果
mǒu某
gè个
zì字
méi没
yǒu有
tóng同
yīn音
zì字
，
jiù就
hěn很
nán难
yòng用
zhí直
yīn音
fǎ法
zhù注
yīn音
。
If a character has no homophonous characters, it is difficult to annotate it using the direct phonetic method.
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