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舌尖后音
shé​jiān​hòu​yīn

retroflex consonant

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
舌尖后音 舌尖後音 shé​jiān​hòu​yīn
retroflex consonant
A sound produced by curling the tip of the tongue back toward the hard palate; refers specifically to the Mandarin sounds zh, ch, sh, and r. Also called 卷舌音 juǎn​shé​yīn or 翘舌音 qiào​shé​yīn.

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Same as

  • 卷舌音 juǎn​shé​yīn
  • 翘舌音 qiào​shé​yīn