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後鼻音

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Mandarin · pinyin hòu bí yīn

velar nasal
consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate

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後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
鼻: bí · nose; first; Kangxi radical 209
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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4–2–1 · hou4 bi2 yin1

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hau6 bei6 jam1

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