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母音調和

简母音调和 · 繁母音調和

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ yīn tiáo hé

vowel harmony (in phonetics)

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母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
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和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
调: diào · transfer, move, change; tune

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3–1–2–2 · mu3 yin1 tiao2 he2

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mou5 jam1 tiu4 wo4

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