舌尖音

Chinese

		tip of a tongue	sound; noise; news
trad. (舌尖音)		舌尖	音
simp. #(舌尖音)		舌尖	音

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shéjiānyīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sit⁶ zim¹ jam¹ / sit³ zim¹ jam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shéjiānyīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shéjianyin
    • Wade–Giles: shê²-chien¹-yin¹
    • Yale: shé-jyān-yīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sherjianin
    • Palladius: шэцзяньинь (šɛczjanʹinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sit⁶ zim¹ jam¹ / sit³ zim¹ jam¹
    • Yale: siht jīm yām / sit jīm yām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sit⁹ dzim¹ jam¹ / sit⁸ dzim¹ jam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xid⁶ jim¹ yem¹ / xid³ jim¹ yem¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːt̚² t͡siːm⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/, /siːt̚³ t͡siːm⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/

Noun

舌尖音

1. (phonetics) apical consonant

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舌	尖	音
ぜつ > せっ Grade: 6	せん Jinmeiyō	おん Grade: 1
goon

Etymology

舌尖 (“tongue tip”) +‎ 音 (“sound”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜっせ​んおん [zèsséꜜǹ'òǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞sːẽ̞ɰ̃õ̞ɴ]

Noun

舌尖音(ぜっせんおん) • (zessen'on) 

1. (phonetics) an apical consonant