Meaning of 擦音
擦音 means fricative consonant. Pronounced cā yīn.
- fricative consonant
Definitions & Examples
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
，
“
ff
”
hé和
“
ss
”
dōu都
shì是
cā擦
yīn音
。
In Mandarin, "f" and "s" are both fricative consonants.
Yǔ语
yán言
xué学
kè课
shàng上
，
lǎo老
shī师
xiáng详
xì细
jiǎng讲
jiě解
le了
cā擦
yīn音
hé和
sè塞
yīn音
de的
qū区
bié别
。
In the linguistics class, the teacher explained the difference between fricatives and stops in detail.
Yīng英
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
“
tht
yīnh
”
yě音
shì也
cā是
yīn擦
音
。
The "th" sound in English is also a fricative.