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吱嘎聲

简吱嘎声 · 繁吱嘎聲

Mandarin · pinyin zhī gā shēng

(linguistics) creaky voice
vocal fry

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吱: zhī · chirping, squeaking, hissing
嘎: gā · sound of laughter; bad, malevolent
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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1–1–1 · zhi1 ga1 sheng1

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