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顎齦音

简颚龈音 · 繁顎齦音

Mandarin · pinyin è yín yīn

prepalatal or palatal sound (linguistics)
palato-alveolar consonant (linguistics)

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音: yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
颚: è · jaw
龈: yín · gums

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4–2–1 · e4 yin2 yin1

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