尖團
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Chinese[edit]
alveolar affricate or fricative | alveolo-palatal affricate or fricative | ||
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trad. (尖團) | 尖 | 團 | |
simp. (尖团) | 尖 | 团 |
Etymology[edit]
- 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 [Term?] for j, [Term?] for q, ᡭ (h') for x.
- crab
- Short for 尖臍/尖脐 + 團臍/团脐.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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)
- (literary) crab