五音

ng5 jam1

five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la · five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1]{hau4 jam1}, 牙音[ya2 yin1]{ngaa4 jam1}, 舌音[she2 yin1]{sit6 jam1}, 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1]{ci2 jam1}, 唇音[chun2 yin1]{seon4 jam1}

Meanings

  1. five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
  2. five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: 喉音[hou2 yin1]{hau4 jam1}, 牙音[ya2 yin1]{ngaa4 jam1}, 舌音[she2 yin1]{sit6 jam1}, 齒音|齿音[chi3 yin1]{ci2 jam1}, 唇音[chun2 yin1]{seon4 jam1}

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