今音

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Chinese

today; modern; present
today; modern; present; current; this; now
 
sound; noise; news
trad. (今音)
simp. #(今音)

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Noun

今音

  1. (phonology) modern pronunciation of Chinese characters
  2. (phonology) Sui-Tang dynasty pronunciation of Chinese characters as represented by rime dictionaries such as Qieyun and Guangyun, as opposed to Zhou-Qin dynasty pronunciation as represented by Shijing rhymes and Shuowen phonetic series

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