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Mandarin · pinyin yīn yùn

music
rhyme and rhythm
initial, 音 yīn, and final and tone, 韻 yùn, of a Chinese character
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音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
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韵: yùn · rhyme; vowel

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1–4 · yin1 yun4

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rhyme and rhythm (of music or poetry)
sound, rhyme and tone (of Chinese characters)

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