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Chinese
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song
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sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
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trad. (歌聲)
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歌
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聲
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simp. (歌声)
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歌
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声
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Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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歌
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聲
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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gē
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shēng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ka ›
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‹ syeng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ˁaj/
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/*eŋ/
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English
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sing, song
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sound (n.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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歌
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聲
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Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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No.
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7438
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10514
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Phonetic component
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可
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殸
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Rime group
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歌
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耕
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Rime subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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歌
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聲
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Old Chinese
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/*kaːl/
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/*qʰjeŋ/
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Noun
歌聲
- sound of singing; singing voice
他的歌聲太好聽了,我完全被他征服了。 [MSC, trad.]
他的歌声太好听了,我完全被他征服了。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā de gēshēng tài hǎotīng le, wǒ wánquán bèi tā zhēngfú le.
- His singing voice captivated me.
- voice of a poet
Synonyms
- (singing voice): 歌喉 (gēhóu)