元音

yuán yīn

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Definitions

1. vowel

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Words Containing 元音

• 三元音 三元音 sān yuán yīn: triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)
• 元音和谐 元音和谐 yuán yīn hé xié: vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
• 元音失读 元音失读 yuán yīn shī dú: vowel devoicing
• 卷舌元音 卷舌元音 juǎn shé yuán yīn: retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
• 复合元音 复合元音 fù hé yuán yīn: diphthong (such as putonghua ɑi, ei etc)
• 闭元音 闭元音 bì yuán yīn: close vowel
• 双元音 双元音 shuāng yuán yīn: diphthong

Child Words of 元音

• 元 元 yuán: currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
• 音 音 yīn: sound