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元音

yuán yīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. vowel

Words Containing 元音

卷舌元音
juǎn shé yuán yīn

retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)

元音和谐
yuán yīn hé xié

vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)

双元音
shuāng yuán yīn

diphthong

元音失读
yuán yīn shī dú

vowel devoicing

闭元音
bì yuán yīn

close vowel

复合元音
fù hé yuán yīn

diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, ei etc)

三元音
sān yuán yīn

triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)

Child Words of 元音

音
yīn

sound

元
yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)