bí​huà​yuán​yīn

nasalized vowel

  1. noun
    nose
    (bound form) nose; the organ of breathing and smell
  2. huà affixparticle
    [...-ize]
    Suffix appearing after nouns or adjectives that expresses a transformation into a certain state or quality, meaning "-ize" or "-ization"
  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.