五音 (ng5 jam1) — the notes of ancient Chinese five tone music scale in Cantonese

ngˏ₅jamˉ¹
Mandarin Pinyin: wu3 yin1

Meaning of 五音

nounthe notes of ancient Chinese five tone music scale
nounpentatonic [Syn.] 五聲

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