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舌尖前音

Mandarin · pinyin shé jiān qián yīn

alveolar
consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180

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2–1–2–1 · she2 jian1 qian2 yin1

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sit3 zim1 cin4 jam1

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noun

(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 齒音／齿音 (chǐyīn, “dental consonant”).

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