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不一致字

bù yī zhì zì

Definitions

  1. 1. (orthography) inconsistent words (e.g. \through\, \bough\ and \rough\, where \-ough\ is not pronounced the same in each case)
  2. 2. inconsistent characters (e.g. 流[liú], 梳[shū] and 毓[yù], which are pronounced differently from each other even though they all have the same notional phonetic component)

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Child Words of 不一致字

一
yī

one

一致
yī zhì

unanimous

不
bù

no; not so

字
zì

letter

致
zhì

(bound form) fine; delicate; exquisite

一致字
yī zhì zì

(orthography) consistent words (e.g. \dean\, \bean\, and \lean\, where \-ean\ is pronounced the same in each case)

不一
bù yī

to vary