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聲線

简声线 · 繁聲線

Mandarin · pinyin shēng xiàn

voice (as sth that may be described as husky 沙啞 shā yǎ or deep 低沉 dī chén etc)
(physics) sound ray

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聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
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声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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1–4 · sheng1 xian4

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seng1 sin3

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noun

a person (singer, voice actor, etc.)'s voice, voice features or quality (Classifier: 把 m c)

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