雜音

简 杂音 · 繁 雜音
Mandarin · pinyin zá yīn

Meanings

  1. noise
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yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
杂
zá · mixed, blended; mix, mingle
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2–1 · za2 yin1

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noun

  1. noise; din
  2. (medicine) murmur
  3. (figurative) noise; rumor or complaint

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