yīn xì xuédictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
phonology
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

音系學 音系学 [yin1 xi4 xue2] /phonology/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 音系學

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

  • 系
    xì

    to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary) / system / department / faculty / to arrest / to worry

    jì

    to tie / to fasten / to button up

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.