yīn​yáng​duì​zhuǎn

yin-yang vowel alternation

Senses

阴阳对转/ 陰陽對轉 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 duì​zhuǎn

References

abbreviation 阴阳对转/陰陽對轉 对转/對轉
see 对转/對轉 阴阳对转/陰陽對轉