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舌尖颤音

shé jiān chàn yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
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-7b53f86204de61a2. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

舌尖顫音 舌尖颤音 [she2 jian1 chan4 yin1] /alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 舌尖顫音

  • 舌
    jī

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

    shé

    tongue

  • 尖
    jiān

    pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop

  • 颤
    chàn

    to tremble / to shiver / to shake / to vibrate / Taiwan pr. [zhàn]

  • 音
    yīn

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.