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duì​zhuǎn

vowel-consonant alternation

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  • 阴阳对转 yīn​yáng​duì​zhuǎn yin-yang vowel alternation
    A term in Chinese phonology describing the historical alternation or exchange between syllables ending in a vowel (yin) and those ending in a nasal consonant (yang); often used to explain relationships between phonetic components in characters or dialect variations. Shortened to [[对转|對轉|dui4 zhuan3]]