Dictionary Entry: 音意合译
Word
Pinyin
音意合译
yīn yì hé yì
formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bīng qí lín], 朗姆酒[lǎng mǔ jiǔ], 奶昔[nǎi xī] and 米老鼠[mǐ lǎo shǔ])
