音樂

See also: 音乐 and 音楽

Chinese

		sound; noise; news	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful
trad. (音樂)		音	樂
simp. (音乐)		音	乐
anagram		樂音／乐音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yīnyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йинйүә (yinyüə, I-III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jam¹ ngok⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yim¹ ngok⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): yîm-ngo̍k

  (Meixian, Guangdong): yim¹ ngog⁶

• Eastern Min (BUC): ĭng-ngŏk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): im-ga̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): im¹ ghaoh⁸ / im¹ ngaoh⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹in-yaq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinyuè
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: yīn-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: inyueh
    • Palladius: иньюэ (inʹjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йинйүә (yinyüə, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²⁴ yə⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jam¹ ngok⁶
    • Yale: yām ngohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ ngok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ ŋɔːk̚²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yim¹ ngok⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jim³³ ᵑɡɔk̚³²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm-ngo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: im´ ngog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yim¹ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /im²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋok̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yîm-ngo̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)im´ ngog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yim¹ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)im²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋok̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yim¹ ngog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /im⁴⁴ ŋɔk̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ĭng-ngŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ ŋouʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-ga̍k
    • Tâi-lô: im-ga̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: imgak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ ɡak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² ɡak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /im⁴⁴⁻²² ɡak̚⁴³/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² ɡak̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: im¹ ghaoh⁸ / im¹ ngaoh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: im ga̍uh / im nga̍uh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /im³³⁻²³ ɡauʔ⁴/, /im³³⁻²³ ŋauʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹in-yaq
    • MiniDict: in^平 yah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹in-hhiaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /in⁵⁵ ɦiaʔ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'im ngaewk

Rime
Character	音	樂
Reading #	1/1	2/3
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	江 (10)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	於金切	五角切
Baxter	'im	ngaewk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiɪm/	/ŋˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚim/	/ŋᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiem/	/ŋɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjim/	/ŋaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/ʔjəm/	/ŋɔk̚/
Wang Li	/ĭĕm/	/ŋɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯əm/	/ŋɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yīn	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jam1	ngok6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[q](r)əm  [ŋ]ˤrawk/

  (Zhengzhang): /*qrɯm  ŋraːwɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	音	樂
Reading #	1/1	4/4
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yīn	yuè
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔim ›	‹ ngæwk ›
Old Chinese	/*[q](r)əm/	/*[ŋ]ˁrawk/
English	sound, tone	music
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	音	樂
Reading #	1/1	3/3
No.	15223	7683
Phonetic component	音	樂
Rime group	侵	藥
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	音	嶽
Old Chinese	/*qrɯm/	/*ŋraːwɢ/

Noun

音樂

1. (countable, uncountable) music (series of sounds organized in time) (Classifier: 首; 段; 曲)

   聽音樂／听音乐  ―  tīng yīnyuè  ―  to listen to music

   放音樂／放音乐  ―  fàng yīnyuè  ―  to play music

   嘻哈音樂／嘻哈音乐  ―  xīhā yīnyuè  ―  hip-hop music

   你喜歡什麼樣的音樂？ [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
   你喜欢什么样的音乐？ [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

   Nǐ xǐhuān shénmeyàng de yīnyuè? [Pinyin]

   What kind of music do you like?

   你喜歡邊聽音樂邊做作業嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   你喜欢边听音乐边做作业吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ xǐhuān biān tīng yīnyuè biān zuò zuòyè ma? [Pinyin]

   Do you like to listen to music while doing your homework?

Synonyms

• 弦歌 (xiángē) (figurative)
• 樂／乐 (literary, or in compounds)
• 音聲／音声 (yīnshēng) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 世界音樂／世界音乐 (shìjiè yīnyuè)
• 古典音樂／古典音乐 (gǔdiǎn yīnyuè)
• 搖滾音樂／摇滚音乐 (yáogǔn yīnyuè)
• 樂器／乐器 (yuèqì)
• 標題音樂／标题音乐 (biāotí yīnyuè)
• 流行音樂／流行音乐 (liúxíng yīnyuè)
• 浩室音樂／浩室音乐 (hàoshì yīnyuè)
• 爵士音樂／爵士音乐 (juéshì yīnyuè)
• 背景音樂／背景音乐 (bèijǐng yīnyuè)
• 輕音樂／轻音乐 (qīngyīnyuè)
• 鄉村音樂／乡村音乐 (xiāngcūn yīnyuè)
• 重金屬音樂／重金属音乐 (zhòngjīnshǔ yīnyuè)
• 電子音樂／电子音乐 (diànzǐ yīnyuè)
• 音樂劇／音乐剧 (yīnyuèjù)
• 音樂噴泉／音乐喷泉 (yīnyuè pēnquán)
• 音樂學／音乐学 (yīnyuèxué)
• 音樂家／音乐家 (yīnyuèjiā)
• 音樂廳／音乐厅 (yīnyuètīng)
• 音樂會／音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì)
• 音樂治療／音乐治疗 (yīnyuè zhìliáo)
• 音樂理論／音乐理论 (yīnyuè lǐlùn)
• 音樂療法／音乐疗法 (yīnyuè liáofǎ)
• 音樂視頻／音乐视频 (yīnyuè shìpín)
• 音樂茶座／音乐茶座 (yīnyuè cházuò)
• 音樂錄影帶／音乐录影带 (yīnyuè lùyǐngdài)
• 音樂門鈴／音乐门铃 (yīnyuè ménlíng)
• 音樂院／音乐院 (yīnyuèyuàn)
• 音樂電視／音乐电视 (yīnyuè diànshì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (音樂):

• → Japanese: 音楽(おんがく) (ongaku)
• → Korean: 음악(音樂) (eumak)
• → Vietnamese: âm nhạc (音樂)

Others:

• → Zhuang: yinhyoz

References

• “Entry #50047”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
音	樂
おん Grade: 1	がく Jinmeiyō
goon

For pronunciation and definitions of 音樂 – see the following entry.

【音楽おんがく】 [noun] music

(This term, 音樂, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
音	樂

Noun

音樂 • (eumak) (hangeul 음악)

1. Hanja form^? of 음악 (“music”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
音	樂

Noun

音樂

1. chữ Hán form of âm nhạc (“music”).