卷舌元音 is also the simplified spelling of 捲舌元音.

卷舌元音

Mandarin · pinyin juǎn shé yuán yīn

Meanings

  1. retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
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卷
juǎn · scroll; curl; make a comeback
舌
shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
元
yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
音
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
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Mandarin tones

3–2–2–1 · juan3 she2 yuan2 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gyun2 sit3 jyun4 jam1

Cantonese word readings for 卷舌元音. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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