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音意合譯

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Mandarin · pinyin yīn yì hé yì

formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋 bīng qí lín, 朗姆酒 lǎng mǔ jiǔ, 奶昔 nǎi xī and 米老鼠 Mǐ Lǎo shǔ)

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音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
意: yì · thought, idea, opinion; think
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
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译: yì · translate; decode; encode

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1–4–2–4 · yin1 yi4 he2 yi4

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