回音

Chinese

		to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam	sound; noise; news
simp. and trad. (回音)		回	音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huíyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ jam¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-im / hê-im

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huíyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéiyin
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-yin¹
    • Yale: hwéi-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweiin
    • Palladius: хуэйинь (xuejinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ jam¹
    • Yale: wùih yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ jɐm⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-im
    • Tâi-lô: huê-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'ym
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² im⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hue²⁴⁻²² im³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-im
    • Tâi-lô: hê-im
    • Phofsit Daibuun: he'ym
    • IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ im⁴⁴/

Noun

回音

1. echo
2. letter in reply
3. (music) turn; grupetto

Synonyms

• (echo): 回聲／回声 (huíshēng)

Derived terms

• 回音壁 (huíyīnbì)