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Definitions4 charactersformation loanword characters (or words) meaning phonetic transcription (e.. 冰淇淋bing¹ qi² lin², 朗姆酒lang³ mu³ jiu³, 奶昔nai³ xi¹ 米老鼠Mi³ Lao³ shu³)
Usage•••frequent
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As word
1formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋 [bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒 [lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔 [nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠 [Mi3 Lao3 shu3])
2formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋 [bing1 qi2 lin2], 朗姆酒 [lang3 mu3 jiu3], 奶昔 [nai3 xi1] and 米老鼠 [Mi3 Lao3 shu3])
