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With the approximated analytical results based on the steady-state density-matrix master equation, we found that a quantum-interference-induced phonon blockade exists at finite temperature. We found a crossover between the quantum and thermal regimes on the curve of the second-order correlation function of the acoustic mode as the temperature increases. This phenomenon implies an asymmetry about the quantum and classic regimes. We also numerically simulated the single-phonon emission using the Monte Carlo wave function method. The results showed that a wide and deep dip around the zero time delay exists on the curve of the time-delayed second-order correlation function, which implies the possibility of observing a strong phonon blockade with pulse driving. 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