声

Proverb

the word of a wise man is worth the words of one thousand fools; one thousand chirps of sparrows, one cry of a crane

automated voice

interactive voice response; IVR

frontline (employee) feedback; voices on the ground

Buddhism

the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

Organization name

International Phonetic Association

Organization name

Phonetic Society of Japan

(cockpit) voice recorder

Buddhism

the sound of one hand clapping (a classic Zen koan)

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Declaration on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (2013)

Computing

ANSER; Automatic Answer Network System for Electrical Request

surround sound

Rare term

verbal message; relaying a message

Formal or literary term; Rare term

sound of waves (breaking onto shore)

Dated term

utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band

Obsolete term

cry (of an animal); call; chirp

Rare term

sharp voice; shrill voice; angry voice

Colloquial; Rare term

loud voice

Rare term

first sound of the year for an animal; first sound of the season

Rare term

sound of fulling blocks pounding cloth

wailing voice; (loud) crying voice

Rare term

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

Music

section of recitative (esp. in noh music)

reading of a character; pronunciation of a character