yīnyángduìzhuǎn
yin-yang vowel alternation
- 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 duìzhuǎn
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Abbreviation of
- 对转 duìzhuǎn