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尖團 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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alveolar affricate or fricative
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alveolo-palatal affricate or fricative
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| trad. (尖團)
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尖
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團
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| simp. (尖团)
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尖
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团
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Etymology
- alveolar and alveolo-palatal series consonants
- Named after the different Manchu characters used to transcribe the sounds: ᡯ (dz) for z, ᡮ (ts') for c, ᠰ (s) for s vs for j, for q, ᡭ (h') for x.
- crab
- Short for 尖臍／尖脐 + 團臍／团脐.
Pronunciation
Noun
尖團
- (～音) (Chinese phonetics) the alveolar ("sharp") and alveolo-palatal ("round") series consonants (z /t͡s/, c /t͡sʰ/, s /s/ before /i/ or /y/; and j /t͡ɕ/, q /t͡ɕʰ/, x /ɕ/ in Mandarin)
普通話不分尖團。 [MSC, trad.]
普通话不分尖团。 [MSC, simp.]- Pǔtōnghuà bùfēn jiāntuán.
- Standard Mandarin does not distinguish between alveolars and alveolo-palatals (before high front vowels).
- (literary) crab
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