bàn​kāi​yuán​yīn

half-open vowel

  1. bàn numeral
    half
    one half; semi-; specifically used after a number and a measure word to mean "and a half"
  2. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open
  3. vowel
    A speech sound produced by the vocal cords vibrating while the air flows through the mouth and throat without being blocked; also called 母音 mǔ​yīn.