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舌尖音

shé jiān yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
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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-80147fde8c9b3eaa. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

舌尖音 舌尖音 [she2 jian1 yin1] /apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 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

  • 音
    yīn

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

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