Word: 諧音 (xiéyīn)

諧音 is how 谐音 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 谐音

諧音 dictionary entry

xiéyīn: homonym; homophone; harmonic (component of sound)

Full dictionary entry for 諧音

Example sentences using 諧音

2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

八和發諧音，人們喜歡八。

Bā hé fā xiéyīn, rénmen xǐhuan bā.

Eight sounds like the word for getting rich, so people like the number eight.
送人梨不好，因為和離諧音。

Sòng rén lí bù hǎo, yīnwèi hé lí xiéyīn.

Giving someone pears is bad luck, because the word sounds like the word for parting.