男 高 音

nán gāo yīndictionary entry

tenor (singing voice) / a tenor

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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:

男高音男高音 [nan2 gao1 yin1] /tenor (singing voice)/a tenor/

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Reference information

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Character information

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男
nán
(bound form) male / baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
高
gāo
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
Gāo
surname Gao
音
yīn
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

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