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齦顎音

简龈颚音 · 繁齦顎音

Mandarin · pinyin yín è yīn

prepalatal sound (linguistics)

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

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2–4–1 · yin2 e4 yin1

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