cutting sounds; traditional method of indicating pronunciation
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to indicate a character's pronunciation by combining the initial of one character with the final of another
archaicTraditional method of indicating the pronunciation of a Chinese character, known as 反切 (fǎn qiè). For example, the pronunciation of '東' (dōng) is given by using the first character for its initial (德, dé) and the second for its final (紅, hóng).
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
rén人
men们
cháng常
yòng用
qiè切
yīn音
fǎ法
biāo标
zhù注
shēng生
pì僻
zì字
de的
dú读
yīn音
。
In ancient times, people often used the 切音 method to annotate the pronunciation of rare characters.
Xué学
xí习
gǔ古
Hàn汉
yǔ语
xū需
yào要
lǐ理
jiě解
qiè切
yīn音
de的
guī规
zé则
。
Studying Classical Chinese requires understanding the rules of 切音.