Tang Rhymes (Tang Yun): Pronounced chua. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chua. It is the sound of cutting. A cutting sound is called this. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chui. To cut. Also written in a variant form. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chuan. To cut. Sometimes also written in a variant form.