homophone
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A teacher hoisted a huge sunflower made from dozens of balloons -- the plant's name in Mandarin is a homophone for a Chinese idiom about success.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
But the WHO decided a homophone for “new” would be too confusing.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021
It was also a homophone for “turn,” which fed into the group’s idea of “turning around and moving forward to face the challenges head-on,” according to Tern’s website.
From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2021
“Nine” in Mandarin is a homophone of the word “long”.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2019
It is plain that the Greek is untranslatable into English because of the homophone.
From Society for Pure English, Tract 02 On English Homophones by Bridges, Robert Seymour
Vocabulary lists containing homophone
Language and Grammar - Introductory
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Common Senses: Phon ("Sound")
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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