音意合译
forming a loanword with characters chosen for both meaning and sound
Frequency 2.5
Meanings
- formation of a loanword using some characters (or words) chosen for their meaning and others for phonetic transcription (e.g. 冰淇淋[bing1qi2lin2], 朗姆酒[lang3mu3jiu3], 奶昔[nai3xi1] and 米老鼠[Mi3 Lao3shu3])