bàn​yuán​yīn

semivowel

  • created reference approved 半元音 → 半辅音/半輔音 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半元音 bàn​yuán​yīn

    半辅音 / 半輔音 bàn​fǔ​yīn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 半元音 · bàn​yuán​yīn · semivowel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半元音

    bàn​yuán​yīn

    semivowel

    A sound that is produced like a vowel but functions like a consonant, with an opening of the mouth smaller than a vowel but larger than a friction-heavy consonant; glide

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 元音 (literal) → 元音 · yuán​yīn · vowel

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense