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唇齒音

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Mandarin · pinyin chún chǐ yīn

labiodental (e.g. the consonant f in standard Chinese)

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唇: chún · lips
齒: Look up this written character
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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2–3–1 · chun2 chi3 yin1

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