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软龈音

ruǎn yín yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
velar sound (linguistics)
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-5e118991710aaffd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

軟齦音 软龈音 [ruan3 yin2 yin1] /velar sound (linguistics)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 軟齦音

  • 软
    ruǎn

    soft / flexible

  • 龈
    kěn

    See the full entry for source details.

    yín

    gums (of the teeth)

  • 音
    yīn

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.