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yùn

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Definitions

  1. 1. the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology)
  2. 2. rhyme
  3. 3. appeal
  4. 4. charm
  5. 5. (literary) pleasant sound

Example Sentences

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咦,押 喔!
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1767809)

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Words Containing 韵

音韵学
yīn yùn xué

Chinese phonetics (concerned also with rhyme in poetry)

韵语
yùn yǔ

rhymed language

韵致
yùn zhì

grace

叶韵
xié yùn

to rhyme

风韵犹存
fēng yùn yóu cún

(of an aging woman) still attractive

广韵
guǎng yùn

Guangyun, Chinese rime dictionary 韻書|韵书[yùn shū] from 11th century, containing 26,194 single-character entries

单韵母
dān yùn mǔ

simple finals

别有韵味
bié yǒu yùn wèi

to have quite a lasting charm

喉韵
hóu yùn

pleasant aftertaste in the back of the throat (esp. when drinking tea)

韵人韵事
yùn rén yùn shì

a charming man enjoys charming pursuits (idiom)

大韵
dà yùn

rhyme group (group of characters that rhyme, in rhyme books)

步韵
bù yùn

to write a poem using another poem's rhymes

流韵
liú yùn

musical sound

小韵
xiǎo yùn
韵头
yùn tóu

leading vowel of diphthong

声韵学
shēng yùn xué

phonetics

儿化韵
ér huà yùn

(Chinese phonetics) syllable final with r-coloring; rhotacized syllable final

韵味
yùn wèi

implicit charm in rhyme or sound

风韵
fēng yùn

charm

韵律
yùn lǜ

cadence

韵母
yùn mǔ

the final of a Chinese syllable (the component of a syllable remaining after removal of the initial consonant, if any, and the tone, e.g. the final of \niáng\ is \iang\)

韵文
yùn wén

verse

音韵
yīn yùn

music

押平声韵
yā píng shēng yùn

to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)

押韵
yā yùn

to rhyme

韵调
yùn diào

rhyme and tone

复韵母
fù yùn mǔ

compound final

韵书
yùn shū

rime dictionary (ancient type of Chinese dictionary that collates characters by tone and rhyme rather than by radical)

韵事
yùn shì

poetic occasion

同韵词
tóng yùn cí

a word that rhymes (with another word)

协韵
xié yùn

to rhyme

鼻韵母
bí yùn mǔ

(of Chinese pronunciation) a vowel followed by a nasal consonant

韵腹
yùn fù

main vowel in diphthong

余韵
yú yùn

pleasant lingering effect

韵白
yùn bái

form of rhymed baihua 白話|白话[bái huà] in Beijing opera

风流韵事
fēng liú yùn shì

poetic and passionate (idiom); romance

韵诗
yùn shī

rhyming verse

韵尾
yùn wěi

(phonology) coda, the part of a syllable that follows its vocalic nucleus (e.g. \u\ in kòu or \n\ in běn)

尾韵
wěi yùn

rhyme

神韵
shén yùn

charm or grace (in poetry or art)

韵目
yùn mù

rhyme entry

韵脚
yùn jiǎo

rhyming word ending a line of verse

集韵
jí yùn

Jiyun, Chinese rime dictionary with 53,525 single-character entries, published in 11th century

转韵
zhuǎn yùn

change of rhyme (within a poem)

切韵
qiè yùn

Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries

气韵
qì yùn

(of literature, art) distinct style

次韵
cì yùn

reply to a poem in the same rhyme