| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 声 | 聲 | shēng | - sound - voice - tone - noise - classifier for sounds |
| 一声 | 一聲 | yīshēng | - first tone in Mandarin (high level tone) |
| 七声 | 七聲 | qīshēng | - tones of the musical scale |
| 上声 | 上聲 | shǎngshēng | - falling and rising tone - third tone in modern Mandarin |
| 中声 | 中聲 | zhōngshēng | - medial (i.e. middle vowel of a syllable in Asian phonetics) |
| 二声 | 二聲 | èrshēng | - second tone |
| 仄声 | 仄聲 | zèshēng | - oblique tone - nonlevel tone - uneven tone (the third tone of classical Chinese) |
| 低声 | 低聲 | dīshēng | - low voice |
| 促声 | 促聲 | cùshēng | - same as 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1] - entering tone |
| 假声 | 假聲 | jiǎshēng | - falsetto - opposite: natural or true voice 真聲|真声[zhen1 sheng1] |
| 做声 | 做聲 | zuòshēng | - to speak - to emit sound |
| 传声 | 傳聲 | chuánshēng | - microphone - to use a microphone |
| 先声 | 先聲 | xiānshēng | - herald - precursor - harbinger |
| 入声 | 入聲 | rùshēng | - entering tone - checked tone - one of the four tones of Middle Chinese |
| 出声 | 出聲 | chūshēng | - to utter - to give voice |
| 初声 | 初聲 | chūshēng | - initial (i.e. initial consonant of a syllable in Asian phonetics) |
| 厉声 | 厲聲 | lìshēng | - stern voice |
| 去声 | 去聲 | qùshēng | - falling tone - fourth tone in modern Mandarin |
| 叫声 | 叫聲 | jiàoshēng | - yelling (sound made by person) - barking - braying - roaring (sound made by animals) |
| 名声 | 名聲 | míngshēng | - reputation |
| 吞声 | 吞聲 | tūnshēng | - to swallow one's cries |
| 吭声 | 吭聲 | kēngshēng | - to utter a word |
| 吱声 | 吱聲 | zhīshēng | - to utter a word - to make a sound - to cheep - to squeak - also pr. [zi1 sheng1] |
| 吸声 | 吸聲 | xīshēng | - sound absorption |
| 吼声 | 吼聲 | hǒushēng | - roar |
| 呼声 | 呼聲 | hūshēng | - a shout - fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group |
| 和声 | 和聲 | héshēng | - harmony (music) |
| 哭声 | 哭聲 | kūshēng | - sound of weeping |
| 哼声 | 哼聲 | hēngshēng | - hum |
| 啼声 | 啼聲 | tíshēng | - ululation - to howl |
| 喊声 | 喊聲 | hǎnshēng | - to yell - hubbub |
| 嘘声 | 噓聲 | xūshēng | - hissing sound - to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) |
| 噪声 | 噪聲 | zàoshēng | - noise |
| 四声 | 四聲 | sìshēng | - the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声 - the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲|阴平声, Second or rising tone 陽平聲|阳平声, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲|上声, Fourth or falling tone 去聲|去声 |
| 回声 | 回聲 | huíshēng | - echo |
| 大声 | 大聲 | dàshēng | - loud voice - in a loud voice - loudly |
| 失声 | 失聲 | shīshēng | - to lose one's voice - (to cry out) involuntarily |
| 小声 | 小聲 | xiǎoshēng | - in a low voice - (speak) in whispers |
| 尾声 | 尾聲 | wěishēng | - coda - epilogue - end |
| 平声 | 平聲 | píngshēng | - level or even tone - first and second tones in modern Mandarin |
| 形声 | 形聲 | xíngshēng | - ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character |
| 心声 | 心聲 | xīnshēng | - thoughts - feelings - aspirations - heartfelt wishes - inner voice |
| 怨声 | 怨聲 | yuànshēng | - wail - lament - voice of complaint |
| 悄声 | 悄聲 | qiǎoshēng | - quietly - in a low voice |
| 恶声 | 惡聲 | èshēng | - malicious abuse - lewd song - evil reputation |
| 应声 | 應聲 | yìngshēng | - an answering voice - to answer a voice - to respond - to copy a voice - to parrot |
| 掌声 | 掌聲 | zhǎngshēng | - applause - CL:陣|阵[zhen4] |
| 拟声 | 擬聲 | nǐshēng | - onomatopoeia |
| 放声 | 放聲 | fàngshēng | - very loudly - at the top of one's voice |
| 整声 | 整聲 | zhěngshēng | - to tune (a musical instrument) - to regulate the sound |
| 枪声 | 槍聲 | qiāngshēng | - crack - shooting sound - gunshot |
| 歌声 | 歌聲 | gēshēng | - singing voice - fig. original voice of a poet |
| 欢声 | 歡聲 | huānshēng | - cheers - cries of joy or approval |
| 消声 | 消聲 | xiāoshēng | - sound dissipation - noise reduction |
| 无声 | 無聲 | wúshēng | - noiseless - noiselessly - silent |
| 爆声 | 爆聲 | bàoshēng | - explosion - bang - sonic boom - engine knock |
| 发声 | 發聲 | fāshēng | - vocal - sound - sound production - to utter - to give voice |
| 相声 | 相聲 | xiàngsheng | - comic dialog - sketch - crosstalk |
| 真声 | 真聲 | zhēnshēng | - natural voice - modal voice - true voice - opposite: falsetto 假聲|假声[jia3 sheng1] |
| 笑声 | 笑聲 | xiàoshēng | - laughter |
| 终声 | 終聲 | zhōngshēng | - final (i.e. final consonant or stop of some syllables in Asian phonetics) |
| 纵声 | 縱聲 | zòngshēng | - loudly - in a loud voice |
| 美声 | 美聲 | měishēng | - bel canto |
| 声像 | 聲像 | shēngxiàng | - audio-visual - (ultrasonography etc) acoustic image |
| 声价 | 聲價 | shēngjià | - reputation |
| 声势 | 聲勢 | shēngshì | - fame and power - prestige - influence - impetus - momentum |
| 声卡 | 聲卡 | shēngkǎ | - sound card |
| 声名 | 聲名 | shēngmíng | - reputation - declaration |
| 声呐 | 聲吶 | shēngnà | - sonar |
| 声囊 | 聲囊 | shēngnáng | - vocal sac - vocal pouch (for vocal amplification in male frogs) |
| 声威 | 聲威 | shēngwēi | - prestige - renown - influence |
| 声学 | 聲學 | shēngxué | - acoustics |
| 声带 | 聲帶 | shēngdài | - vocal cords - vocal folds - (motion picture) soundtrack |
| 声张 | 聲張 | shēngzhāng | - to make public - to disclose |
| 声息 | 聲息 | shēngxī | - sound (often with negative, not a sound) - whisper |
| 声押 | 聲押 | shēngyā | - to apply to a court for an arrest warrant |
| 声援 | 聲援 | shēngyuán | - to support (a cause) |
| 声旁 | 聲旁 | shēngpáng | - phonetic component of Chinese character |
| 声明 | 聲明 | shēngmíng | - to state - to declare - statement - declaration - CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] |
| 声望 | 聲望 | shēngwàng | - popularity - prestige |
| 声乐 | 聲樂 | shēngyuè | - vocal music |
| 声母 | 聲母 | shēngmǔ | - consonant - the initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable) |
| 声气 | 聲氣 | shēngqì | - voice - tone |
| 声波 | 聲波 | shēngbō | - sound wave |
| 声浪 | 聲浪 | shēnglàng | - clamor |
| 声称 | 聲稱 | shēngchēng | - to claim - to state - to proclaim - to assert |
| 声符 | 聲符 | shēngfú | - phonetic component of a Chinese character |
| 声纳 | 聲納 | shēngnà | - sonar (sound navigation and ranging) (loanword) |
| 声言 | 聲言 | shēngyán | - profess - pronouncement - declare - declaration |
| 声讨 | 聲討 | shēngtǎo | - to denounce - to condemn |
| 声训 | 聲訓 | shēngxùn | - explaining a character or word by using a homophone |
| 声说 | 聲說 | shēngshuō | - to narrate |
| 声调 | 聲調 | shēngdiào | - tone - note - a tone (on a Chinese syllable) - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 声请 | 聲請 | shēngqǐng | - to make a formal request - formal request - to make a claim (law) |
| 声誉 | 聲譽 | shēngyù | - reputation - fame |
| 声道 | 聲道 | shēngdào | - sound track - audio channel |
| 声门 | 聲門 | shēngmén | - glottis |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēngyīn | - voice - sound - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 声响 | 聲響 | shēngxiǎng | - sound - noise |
| 声频 | 聲頻 | shēngpín | - audio frequency |
| 声类 | 聲類 | Shēnglèi | - Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day) |
| 声鹀 | 聲鵐 | shēngwú | - (Chinese bird species) common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| 蜚声 | 蜚聲 | fēishēng | - to make a name - to become famous |
| 语声 | 語聲 | yǔshēng | - spoken language - sound of speaking |
| 超声 | 超聲 | chāoshēng | - ultrasonic - ultrasound |
| 轻声 | 輕聲 | qīngshēng | - quietly - softly - neutral tone - light stress |
| 连声 | 連聲 | liánshēng | - repeatedly (say something) |
| 边声 | 邊聲 | biānshēng | - outlandish sounds (wind blowing on frontier, wild horses neighing etc) |
| 采声 | 采聲 | cǎishēng | - applause |
| 铃声 | 鈴聲 | língshēng | - ring - ringtone - bell stroke - tintinnabulation |
| 锣声 | 鑼聲 | luóshēng | - sound of gong |
| 雷声 | 雷聲 | léishēng | - thunder |
| 响声 | 響聲 | xiǎngshēng | - noise |
| 颤声 | 顫聲 | chànshēng | - trill (of voice) - see also 顫聲|颤声[zhan4 sheng1] |
| 颤声 | 顫聲 | zhànshēng | - trembling voice - see also 顫聲|颤声[chan4 sheng1] |
| 风声 | 風聲 | fēngshēng | - sound of the wind - rumor - talk - news - reputation |
| 高声 | 高聲 | gāoshēng | - aloud - loud - loudly |
| 鼓声 | 鼓聲 | gǔshēng | - sound of a drum - drumbeat |
| 鼾声 | 鼾聲 | hānshēng | - sound of snoring |
| 齐声 | 齊聲 | qíshēng | - all speaking together - in chorus |
| 不做声 | 不做聲 | bùzuòshēng | - keep silent - not say a word |
| 作哼声 | 作哼聲 | zuòhēngshēng | - snort |
| 倒彩声 | 倒彩聲 | dàocǎishēng | - jeering - booing - catcalls |
| 倪柝声 | 倪柝聲 | NíTuòshēng | - Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee (1903-1972), influential Chinese Christian |
| 传声器 | 傳聲器 | chuánshēngqì | - microphone |
| 传声筒 | 傳聲筒 | chuánshēngtǒng | - loudhailer - megaphone - one who parrots sb - mouthpiece |
| 叫床声 | 叫床聲 | jiàochuángshēng | - to moan (in bed) - cries of pleasure during love-making |
| 叮当声 | 叮噹聲 | dīngdāngshēng | - tinkle |
| 吱吱声 | 吱吱聲 | zīzīshēng | - squeak |
| 吵闹声 | 吵鬧聲 | chǎonàoshēng | - noise |
| 呼叫声 | 呼叫聲 | hūjiàoshēng | - whoop |
| 呼呼声 | 呼呼聲 | hūhūshēng | - whir |
| 咔哒声 | 咔噠聲 | kǎdashēng | - (onom.) clunk |
| 哨子声 | 哨子聲 | shàozishēng | - whistling sound |
| 嗡嗡声 | 嗡嗡聲 | wēngwēngshēng | - hum - drone - buzz |
| 嘈杂声 | 嘈雜聲 | cáozáshēng | - noise - din |
| 嘶哑声 | 嘶啞聲 | sīyǎshēng | - hoarse |
| 嘶嘶声 | 嘶嘶聲 | sīsīshēng | - hiss |
| 咝咝声 | 噝噝聲 | sīsīshēng | - hissing sound (onom.) |
| 噤声令 | 噤聲令 | jìnshēnglìng | - gag order |
| 形声字 | 形聲字 | xíngshēngzì | - radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters) - also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character |
| 应声虫 | 應聲蟲 | yīngshēngchóng | - yes-man - opinionless person |
| 扬声器 | 揚聲器 | yángshēngqì | - speaker |
| 拟声词 | 擬聲詞 | nǐshēngcí | - onomatopoeia |
| 有声书 | 有聲書 | yǒushēngshū | - audiobook |
| 次声波 | 次聲波 | cìshēngbō | - infrasonic wave |
| 消声器 | 消聲器 | xiāoshēngqì | - noise reduction equipment |
| 滴答声 | 滴答聲 | dīdashēng | - tick (tock) |
| 状声词 | 狀聲詞 | zhuàngshēngcí | - onomatopoeia |
| 留声机 | 留聲機 | liúshēngjī | - gramophone - phonograph |
| 发嘘声 | 發噓聲 | fāxūshēng | - to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) |
| 发声器 | 發聲器 | fāshēngqì | - sound device |
| 发声法 | 發聲法 | fāshēngfǎ | - intonation |
| 立体声 | 立體聲 | lìtǐshēng | - stereo sound |
| 第一声 | 第一聲 | dìyīshēng | - first tone in Mandarin - high level tone |
| 第三声 | 第三聲 | dìsānshēng | - third tone in Mandarin - falling-rising tone |
| 第二声 | 第二聲 | dìèrshēng | - second tone in Mandarin - rising tone |
| 第四声 | 第四聲 | dìsìshēng | - fourth tone in Mandarin - falling tone |
| 声旁字 | 聲旁字 | shēngpángzì | - character serving as sound value of another character - phonetic |
| 声明书 | 聲明書 | shēngmíngshū | - statement |
| 声韵学 | 聲韻學 | shēngyùnxué | - phonetics |
| 象声词 | 象聲詞 | xiàngshēngcí | - onomatopoeia |
| 猫叫声 | 貓叫聲 | māojiàoshēng | - mew |
| 猫声鸟 | 貓聲鳥 | māoshēngniǎo | - catbird |
| 赖声川 | 賴聲川 | LàiShēngchuān | - Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director |
| 超声波 | 超聲波 | chāoshēngbō | - ultrasound (scan) |
| 超声频 | 超聲頻 | chāoshēngpín | - ultrasonic - beyond human hearing |
| 阴平声 | 陰平聲 | yīnpíngshēng | - high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua |
| 阳平声 | 陽平聲 | yángpíngshēng | - evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua |
| 隆隆声 | 隆隆聲 | lónglóngshēng | - rumble (sound of thunder or gunfire) |
| 零声母 | 零聲母 | língshēngmǔ | - absence of initial consonant - a Chinese syllable having no initial consonant (starting directly with the medial vowel) |
| 风声紧 | 風聲緊 | fēngshēngjǐn | - (fig.) the situation is tense |
| B型超声 | B型超聲 | Bxíngchāoshēng | - type-B ultrasound |
| 一声不吭 | 一聲不吭 | yīshēngbùkēng | - to not say a word |
| 一声不响 | 一聲不響 | yīshēngbùxiǎng | - to keep totally silent - noiselessly |
| 一递一声 | 一遞一聲 | yīdìyīshēng | - (of singers etc) one answering the other |
| 七声音阶 | 七聲音階 | qīshēngyīnjiē | - heptatonic scale |
| 不动声色 | 不動聲色 | bùdòngshēngsè | - not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected - not batting an eyelid |
| 不声不响 | 不聲不響 | bùshēngbùxiǎng | - wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking - taciturn |
| 不露声色 | 不露聲色 | bùlùshēngsè | - not show one's feeling or intentions |
| 九声六调 | 九聲六調 | jiǔshēngliùdiào | - nine tones and six modes (tonal system of Cantonese and other southern languages) |
| 五声音阶 | 五聲音階 | wǔshēngyīnjiē | - pentatonic scale |
| 人声鼎沸 | 人聲鼎沸 | rénshēngdǐngfèi | - lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) - hubbub - brouhaha |
| 先声夺人 | 先聲奪人 | xiānshēngduórén | - to gain the upper hand by a show of strength |
| 免责声明 | 免責聲明 | miǎnzéshēngmíng | - disclaimer - statement denying or limiting responsibility |
| 八声杜鹃 | 八聲杜鵑 | bāshēngdùjuān | - (Chinese bird species) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) |
| 口口声声 | 口口聲聲 | kǒukoushēngshēng | - to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again |
| 同声一哭 | 同聲一哭 | tóngshēngyīkū | - to share one's feeling of grief with others (idiom) |
| 同声传译 | 同聲傳譯 | tóngshēngchuányì | - simultaneous interpretation |
| 同声翻译 | 同聲翻譯 | tóngshēngfānyì | - simultaneous translation |
| 吞声忍气 | 吞聲忍氣 | tūnshēngrěnqì | - see 忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声[ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1] |
| 哭声震天 | 哭聲震天 | kūshēngzhèntiān | - lit. cries of grief shake the heavens - great sorrow (idiom) |
| 唉声叹气 | 唉聲嘆氣 | āishēngtànqì | - sighing voice, wailing breath (idiom) - to heave deep sighs - to sigh in despair |
| 单口相声 | 單口相聲 | dānkǒuxiàngshēng | - comic monologue - one-person comic sketch |
| 哗啦一声 | 嘩啦一聲 | huālāyīshēng | - with a crash - with a thunderous noise |
| 噪声污染 | 噪聲污染 | zàoshēngwūrǎn | - noise pollution |
| 四声杜鹃 | 四聲杜鵑 | sìshēngdùjuān | - (Chinese bird species) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus) |
| 回声定位 | 回聲定位 | huíshēngdìngwèi | - echolocation |
| 大张声势 | 大張聲勢 | dàzhāngshēngshì | - to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity |
| 大放悲声 | 大放悲聲 | dàfàngbēishēng | - great release of sorrow - to burst into tears |
| 大声喊叫 | 大聲喊叫 | dàshēnghǎnjiào | - to shout loudly |
| 大声疾呼 | 大聲疾呼 | dàshēngjíhū | - to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention - to make one's views known |
| 射频噪声 | 射頻噪聲 | shèpínzàoshēng | - radio frequency noise |
| 对口相声 | 對口相聲 | duìkǒuxiàngshēng | - comic crosstalk - formalized comic dialog between two stand-up comics: leading role 逗哏[dou4 gen2] and fall-guy 捧哏[peng3 gen2] |
| 尖声啼哭 | 尖聲啼哭 | jiānshēngtíkū | - squeal |
| 德国之声 | 德國之聲 | Déguózhīshēng | - Deutsche Welle |
| 忍气吞声 | 忍氣吞聲 | rěnqìtūnshēng | - to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence - to swallow one's anger - to grin and bear it |
| 怨声载道 | 怨聲載道 | yuànshēngzàidào | - lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around - discontent is openly voiced |
| 怪声怪气 | 怪聲怪氣 | guàishēngguàiqì | - strange voice - affected manner of speaking |
| 怯声怯气 | 怯聲怯氣 | qièshēngqièqì | - to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage (idiom) |
| 悄无声息 | 悄無聲息 | qiǎowúshēngxī | - quietly - noiselessly |
| 悄然无声 | 悄然無聲 | qiǎoránwúshēng | - absolutely quiet |
| 悲声载道 | 悲聲載道 | bēishēngzàidào | - lamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around |
| 闷声不响 | 悶聲不響 | mēnshēngbùxiǎng | - to keep silent |
| 闷声闷气 | 悶聲悶氣 | mēnshēngmēnqì | - muffled |
| 押平声韵 | 押平聲韻 | yāpíngshēngyùn | - to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声) |
| 掌声雷动 | 掌聲雷動 | zhǎngshēngléidòng | - thunderous applause (idiom) |
| 拟声唱法 | 擬聲唱法 | nǐshēngchàngfǎ | - scat singing |
| 掷地有声 | 擲地有聲 | zhìdìyǒushēng | - lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom) - fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating - to have substance |
| 放声大哭 | 放聲大哭 | fàngshēngdàkū | - to burst into tears - to sob loudly - to bawl |
| 有声有色 | 有聲有色 | yǒushēngyǒusè | - having sound and color (idiom); vivid - dazzling |
| 有声读物 | 有聲讀物 | yǒushēngdúwù | - audiobook - recording of a person reading the text of a book |
| 权利声明 | 權利聲明 | quánlìshēngmíng | - copyright statement |
| 气动噪声 | 氣動噪聲 | qìdòngzàoshēng | - aerodynamic noise |
| 无声无息 | 無聲無息 | wúshēngwúxī | - wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking - taciturn - not providing any news |
| 瓮声瓮气 | 甕聲甕氣 | wèngshēngwèngqì | - to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom) |
| 异口同声 | 異口同聲 | yìkǒutóngshēng | - different mouths, same voice - to speak in unison (idiom) |
| 发嘎嘎声 | 發嘎嘎聲 | fāgāgāshēng | - rattle |
| 发声器官 | 發聲器官 | fāshēngqìguān | - vocal organs - vocal cords |
| 众口同声 | 眾口同聲 | zhòngkǒutóngshēng | - (of people) to be of one voice (idiom) - unanimous |
| 细声细气 | 細聲細氣 | xìshēngxìqì | - in a fine voice (idiom); softly spoken |
| 终场锣声 | 終場鑼聲 | zhōngchǎngluóshēng | - the final bell (esp. in sports competition) |
| 绘声绘色 | 繪聲繪色 | huìshēnghuìsè | - vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life - lively and realistic |
| 美声唱法 | 美聲唱法 | měishēngchàngfǎ | - bel canto |
| 联合声明 | 聯合聲明 | liánhéshēngmíng | - joint declaration |
| 声名大噪 | 聲名大噪 | shēngmíngdàzào | - to rise to fame |
| 声名大震 | 聲名大震 | shēngmíngdàzhèn | - to create a sensation |
| 声名狼藉 | 聲名狼藉 | shēngmínglángjí | - to have a bad reputation |
| 声嘶力竭 | 聲嘶力竭 | shēngsīlìjié | - to shout oneself hoarse (idiom) |
| 声情并茂 | 聲情並茂 | shēngqíngbìngmào | - (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression (idiom) |
| 声旁错误 | 聲旁錯誤 | shēngpángcuòwù | - phonological error |
| 声东击西 | 聲東擊西 | shēngdōngjīxī | - to make a declaration for the east and strike to the west - to misdirect |
| 声波定位 | 聲波定位 | shēngbōdìngwèi | - sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar) - acoustic positioning |
| 声泪俱下 | 聲淚俱下 | shēnglèijùxià | - to shed tears while recounting sth - speaking in a tearful voice |
| 声色场所 | 聲色場所 | shēngsèchǎngsuǒ | - red-light district |
| 声调语言 | 聲調語言 | shēngdiàoyǔyán | - tonal language (e.g. Chinese or Vietnamese) |
| 声调轮廓 | 聲調輪廓 | shēngdiàolúnkuò | - tone contour |
| 声类系统 | 聲類系統 | shēnglèixìtǒng | - phonetic system |
| 万籁无声 | 萬籟無聲 | wànlàiwúshēng | - lit. ten thousand pipes are still (idiom) - fig. not a sound to be heard - dead silent |
| 虚张声势 | 虛張聲勢 | xūzhāngshēngshì | - (false) bravado - to bluff |
| 蜚声世界 | 蜚聲世界 | fēishēngshìjiè | - famous throughout the world |
| 蜚声海外 | 蜚聲海外 | fēishēnghǎiwài | - famous at home and abroad |
| 虫鸟叫声 | 蟲鳥叫聲 | chóngniǎojiàoshēng | - chirp |
| 衍声复词 | 衍聲複詞 | yǎnshēngfùcí | - compound word such as 玫瑰[mei2 gui1], 咖啡[ka1 fei1], whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly |
| 变徵之声 | 變徵之聲 | biànzhǐzhīshēng | - modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale |
| 超声扫描 | 超聲掃描 | chāoshēngsǎomiáo | - ultrasonic scan |
| 销声匿迹 | 銷聲匿跡 | xiāoshēngnìjì | - to vanish without trace (idiom) - to lie low |
| 随声附和 | 隨聲附和 | suíshēngfùhè | - to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others |
| 电磁噪声 | 電磁噪聲 | diàncízàoshēng | - electromagnetic noise |
| 电话铃声 | 電話鈴聲 | diànhuàlíngshēng | - (telephone) ring - ringing |
| 音乐之声 | 音樂之聲 | Yīnyuèzhīshēng | - The Sound of Music, Broadway musical (1959) and Academy Award-winning movie (1965) |
| 颂声载道 | 頌聲載道 | sòngshēngzàidào | - lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere - universal approbation |
| 风声鹤唳 | 風聲鶴唳 | fēngshēnghèlì | - lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) - fig. to panic at the slightest move - to be jittery |
| 饮恨吞声 | 飲恨吞聲 | yǐnhèntūnshēng | - to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom) |
| 鸦雀无声 | 鴉雀無聲 | yāquèwúshēng | - lit. crow and peacock make no sound - absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard - absolute silence |
| 默不作声 | 默不作聲 | mòbùzuòshēng | - to keep silent |
| 鼾声如雷 | 鼾聲如雷 | hānshēngrúléi | - thunderous snoring |
| 中国好声音 | 中國好聲音 | ZhōngguóHǎoShēngyīn | - The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show |
| 真声最高音 | 真聲最高音 | zhēnshēngzuìgāoyīn | - highest true (non-falsetto) voice |
| 超声波检查 | 超聲波檢查 | chāoshēngbōjiǎnchá | - echography - ultrasound scan |
| 雷声大，雨点小 | 雷聲大，雨點小 | léishēngdà,yǔdiǎnxiǎo | - loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action - action speaks louder than words - his bite is worse than his bark |
| 听话听声，锣鼓听音 | 聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音 | tīnghuàtīngshēng,luógǔtīngyīn | - to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) |
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