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兒化音

简儿化音 · 繁兒化音

Mandarin · pinyin ér huà yīn

(Chinese phonetics) erhua (the sound of the r-coloring of a syllable final)

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兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10

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2–4–1 · er2 hua4 yin1

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noun

(Chinese phonetics) erhua; erization (the r-coloring or addition of the 兒 sound (/ɻ/, /n/, /ŋ/) to syllables to form diminutives)

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