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舌尖後音

简舌尖后音 · 繁舌尖後音

Mandarin · pinyin shé jiān hòu yīn

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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2–1–4–1 · she2 jian1 hou4 yin1

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sit3 zim1 hau6 jam1

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