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卷舌元音

juǎn shé yuán yīn

Source form: 卷舌元音
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-440515119066e8e3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

卷舌元音 卷舌元音 [juan3 she2 yuan2 yin1] /retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Source form: 捲舌元音 / 卷舌元音
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a5f3d30775c898a9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

捲舌元音 卷舌元音 [juan3 she2 yuan2 yin1] /retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

View the individual characters. Their meanings do not necessarily explain the meaning of the whole word.

Other forms in these source records: 捲舌元音

  • 卷
    juǎn

    to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up / to engulf / to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree / hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) / to sweep up / to carry along / classifier for rolls, spools etc

    juàn

    scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll

  • 舌
    jī

    used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    shé

    tongue

  • 元
    yuán

    currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon

    Yuán

    surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.