靡靡之音

Mandarin · pinyin mǐ mǐ zhī yīn

Meanings

  1. (idiom) decadent music
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靡
mí · divide, disperse, scatter
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
音
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
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3–3–1–1 · mi3 mi3 zhi1 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mei4 mei4 zi1 jam1 · mei5 mei5 zi1 jam1

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mei5 mei5 zi1 jam1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) decadent or obscene music; cheap, low-class tunes; popular music

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