諧音 (haai4 jam1) — similar pronunciation; replacing a char… in Cantonese

haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音

简谐音

Mandarin Pinyin: xie2 yin1

Meaning of 諧音

nounsimilar pronunciation; replacing a character with one of similar pronunciation

nounharmonic, harmonics

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haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音houˊ²好houˊ²好siu˗₃笑wo˗₃喎。

The pun is very funny!

ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音siu˗₃笑waaˍ₆話。

I like pun jokes.

niˉ¹呢go˗₃個haiˍ₆係haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音gangˊ²梗。

This is a pun meme.

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢jungˍ₆用haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音。

He speaks using puns.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日waanˊ²玩haaiˎ₄諧jamˉ¹音。

He always makes puns.

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