| 切音 |
qiè yīn |
to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words |
| 切 |
qiē |
to cut; to slice; to carve / (math.) tangential |
| 切 |
qiè |
definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
| 音 |
yīn |
sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character) |