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舌尖顫音

简舌尖颤音 · 繁舌尖顫音

Mandarin · pinyin shé jiān chàn yīn

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

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舌: shé · tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
尖: jiān · sharp, pointed, acute, keen
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音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
颤: chàn · shiver, tremble; trembling

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2–1–4–1 · she2 jian1 chan4 yin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sit3 zim1 zin3 jam1

Cantonese word readings for 舌尖顫音. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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