舌尖音

shé jiān yīn

Dictionary entry

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

What does 舌尖音 mean?

舌尖音 (shé jiān yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

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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 音yīnsound · noise

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舌尖音

shé jiān yīn

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