bàn​zhǎi

half-narrow vowel

  • created sense approved 半窄 · bàn​zhǎi · half-narrow vowel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半窄

    bàn​zhǎi

    half-narrow vowel

    (linguistics) designating a vowel sound produced with the tongue positioned halfway between open and mid

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · partly 窄 (literal) → 窄 · zhǎi · narrow

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  • created sense approved 半窄 · bàn​zhǎi · half-span — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半窄

    bàn​zhǎi

    half-span

    (dialect) half the distance between the tips of an outstretched thumb and index finger; often used metaphorically in northern China to describe things that are tiny or very short

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 窄 (literal) → 窄 · zhǎi · narrow

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

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