舌尖后音

Traditional: 舌尖後音

shé jiān hòu yīn

Dictionary entry

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

What does 舌尖后音 mean?

舌尖后音 (shé jiān hòu yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"尖jiānpointed; tapering; sharp · (of a sound) shrill; piercing 后Hòusurname Hou 音yīnsound · noise

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舌尖后音

shé jiān hòu yīn

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