yīn

technical
noun

Meaning of 复辅音

复辅音 means consonant cluster; complex consonant. Pronounced fù fǔ yīn.

  • consonant cluster; complex consonant

Definitions & Examples

Yīng
dān
 "
springs
kāip
tóur
dei
sprn
shìg
 "
sān
 "
yīns
p
chéngr
 "
de
yīn
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The 'spr' at the beginning of the English word 'spring' is a consonant cluster composed of three consonants.

É
 "
kniк
gaн
shūи
zhōngг
deа
 "
 
kn
 
shì
 "
к
diǎnн
 "
xíng
de
yīn
zi
 
 
 
 
 

The 'kn' in the Russian word 'книга' (book) is a typical example of a consonant cluster.

Xiàn
dài
Hàn
tōng
huà
de
yīn
jié
jié
gòu
zhōng
bān
cún
zài
yīn
 

Modern Standard Mandarin Chinese generally does not have consonant clusters in its syllable structure.

Yǒu
xiē
yīn
xué
jiā
tōng
huà
zhōng
de
sāi
yīn
 "
zhz
chh
 "
 
 "
c
chēngh
 "
wéi
yīn
 
 
 

Some phoneticians also refer to affricates in Mandarin, such as 'zh' and 'ch', as complex consonants.

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