{"id":15465,"date":"2019-12-26T20:35:07","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T20:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/most-common-tong-yin-ci-word-homophones-in-mandarin-2\/"},"modified":"2019-12-26T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T20:35:07","slug":"most-common-tong-yin-ci-word-homophones-in-mandarin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/vi\/most-common-tong-yin-ci-word-homophones-in-mandarin-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Common \u540c\u97f3\u8bcd (Word-Homophones) in Mandarin"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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\tI say “word<\/em>-homophones” deliberately, since I’m referring specifically to \u540c\u97f3\u8bcd (homophones made up of multi-character words), not \u540c\u97f3\u5b57 (“character-homophones”, when two characters have the same pronunciation).<\/p>\n

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\tMost Common \u540c\u97f3\u8bcd (Word-Homophones) in Mandarin<\/h2>\n

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\tyóuyú:<\/strong> \u7531\u4e8e (“because of; due to”) and \u9c7f\u9c7c (“squid”)<\/p>\n

\tchénmò:<\/strong> \u6c89\u9ed8 (“silent; taciturn”) and \u6c89\u6ca1 (“to sink”)<\/p>\n

\tjìyì:<\/strong> \u8bb0\u5fc6 (“remember”) and \u6280\u827a (“skill; art”)<\/p>\n

\tji\u0101odài:<\/strong> \u4ea4\u4ee3 or \u4ea4\u5f85 (“to hand over; to explain; to make clear; et al”) and \u80f6\u5e26 (“tape”)<\/p>\n

\tyuány\u012bn:<\/strong> \u539f\u56e0 (“cause; origin; reason”) and \u5143\u97f3 (“vowel”)<\/p>\n

\tb\u0113ijù:<\/strong> \u60b2\u5267 (“tragedy”) and \u676f\u5177 (“cups; tragedy, as a euphemism”)<\/p>\n

\twángguó:<\/strong> \u738b\u56fd (“kingdom”) and \u4ea1\u56fd (“country\/kingdom heading for destruction or that has vanished”)<\/p>\n

\tquánlì:<\/strong> \u6743\u5229 (“power; right; privilege”) and \u6743\u529b (“power; authority”)<\/p>\n

\tyìyì:<\/strong> \u610f\u4e49 (“sense; meaning; significance”) and \u5f02\u8bae (“objection; dissent”), plus \u610f\u8bd1 (“meaning-based translation”)<\/p>\n

\tmílù:<\/strong> \u8ff7\u8def (“to get lost”) and \u9e8b\u9e7f (“Père David’s deer; milu”)<\/p>\n

\tb\u01d0shì:<\/strong> \u9119\u89c6 (“despise; disdain; look down upon”) and \u7b14\u8bd5 (“written examination”)<\/p>\n

\tlìzi(z\u01d0):<\/strong> \u4f8b\u5b50 (“example”) and \u7c92\u5b50 (“grain; particle”)<\/p>\n

\tsh\u01d2ushì:<\/strong> \u624b\u52bf (“gesture; signal”) and \u9996\u9970 (“jewellery”), plus \u5b88\u52bf (“defensive position”)<\/p>\n

\tg\u014dngshì:<\/strong> \u516c\u5f0f (“formula”) and \u653b\u52bf (“military offensive”)<\/p>\n

\txi\u0101ngji\u0101o:<\/strong> \u9999\u8549 (“banana”) and \u76f8\u4ea4 (“to cross over; to intersect; to make friends”)<\/p>\n

\txíngli(l\u01d0):<\/strong> \u884c\u674e (“luggage”) and \u884c\u793c (“to salute”)<\/p>\n

\tlìhai(hài):<\/strong> \u5389\u5bb3 (“ferocious; awesome; et al”) and \u5229\u5bb3 (“pros and cons”)<\/p>\n

\td\u01d4zhù:<\/strong> \u5835\u4f4f (“to block up”) and \u8d4c\u6ce8 (“stake (in a gamble)”)<\/p>\n

\tq\u01d0ngkè:<\/strong> \u8bf7\u5ba2 (“to entertain guests”) and \u9877\u523b (“instantly”)<\/p>\n

\tzhìfú<\/strong>: \u5236\u670d (“to subdue; to check; uniform; et al”) and \u5236\u4f0f (“to overpower; to control; et al”)<\/p>\n

\tpípa:<\/strong> \u6787\u6777 (“loquat”) and \u7435\u7436 (“pipa, the Chinese lute”)<\/p>\n

\tróngyì:<\/strong> \u5bb9\u6613 (“easy”) and \u6eb6\u6db2 (“solution, in chemistry” – this homophone exists in Taiwan only, in mainland China it is pronounced róngyè)<\/p>\n

\tshèngshì:<\/strong> \u76db\u4e16 (“prosperous period”) and \u76db\u4e8b (“grand occasion”)<\/p>\n

\tbàofù:<\/strong> \u62a5\u590d (“revenge”) and \u62b1\u8d1f (“aspiration; ambition”)<\/p>\n

\tjùbiàn:<\/strong> \u5de8\u53d8 (“massive changes”) and \u5267\u53d8 (“fast change”)<\/p>\n

\tx\u012bnsu\u0101n:<\/strong> \u5fc3\u9178 (“sad”) and \u8f9b\u9178 (“spicy and sour” – can also be used as a metaphor for sadness)<\/p>\n

\tp\u01d0nwèi:<\/strong> \u54c1\u5473 (“to sample; to taste”) and \u54c1\u4f4d (“rank; grade; aesthetic taste”)<\/p>\n

\tzh\u0113nchá:<\/strong> \u4fa6\u67e5 (“to detect; to investigate”) and \u4fa6\u5bdf (“to investigate a crime; to scout; et al”)<\/p>\n

\tgu\u01cenzhì:<\/strong> \u7ba1\u5236 (“to control; to supervise”) and \u7ba1\u6cbb (“to govern”)<\/p>\n

\ty\u01d0nqíng:<\/strong> \u9690\u60c5 (“facts one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive”) and \u5f15\u64ce (“engine”)<\/p>\n

\tguòdù:<\/strong> \u8fc7\u5ea6 (“excessive”) and \u8fc7\u6e21 (“to cross over; et al”)<\/p>\n

\tmùdì:<\/strong> \u76ee\u7684 (“goal”) and \u5893\u5730 (“graveyard; burial ground; cemetery”)<\/p>\n

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\tIn addition, any word with “shi” or “li” in Mandarin can be a gamble. There are two particular utterances which may represent the worst homophony in Putonghua:<\/p>\n

\tshìlì<\/strong>, which can stand for:<\/p>\n