Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese

Standard Chinese, like many Sinitic varieties, has a significant number of homophonous syllables and words due to its limited phonetic inventory. The Cihai dictionary lists 149 characters representing the syllable "yì".

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Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese

Standard Chinese, like many Sinitic varieties, has a significant number of homophonous syllables and words due to its limited phonetic inventory. The Cihai dictionary lists 149 characters representing the syllable "yì".

Source: Wikipedia "Homophonic puns in Standard Chinese" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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