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濁塞音

简浊塞音 · 繁濁塞音

Mandarin · pinyin zhuó sè yīn

(linguistics) voiced stop

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濁: Look up this written character
塞: sāi · stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
浊: zhuó · muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy

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2–4–1 · zhuo2 se4 yin1

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noun

(linguistics) voiced stop

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