yǎo​zì

to enunciate

咬字 yǎo//zì
to enunciate
To pronounce words or tones when speaking; to articulate.
to vocalize
To sing or recite lyrics using correct or traditional pronunciation, especially in opera or theatrical performance.
diction
The manner of pronouncing words and tones in speech or song, especially traditional opera pronunciation

Frequency

Written text
0.299 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

Has erhua variant

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)