摩擦音

Mandarin · pinyin mó cā yīn

Meanings

  1. fricative (phonetics)
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摩
mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
擦
cā · wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
音
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
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2–1–1 · mo2 ca1 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

mo4 caat3 jam1

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noun

  1. (phonetics) fricative sound

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