翘舌音

Traditional: 翹舌音

qiào shé yīn

Dictionary entry

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

What does 翘舌音 mean?

翘舌音 (qiào shé yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

Character breakdown

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翘qiáooutstanding · to raise 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"音yīnsound · noise

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How to pronounce 翘舌音

翘舌音

qiào shé yīn

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