yīn
hào

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Meaning of 隔音符号

隔音符号 means the syllable-dividing mark (apostrophe) used in Hanyu Pinyin to separate syllables that might otherwise be ambiguous. Pronounced gé yīn fú hào.

  • the syllable-dividing mark (apostrophe) used in Hanyu Pinyin to separate syllables that might otherwise be ambiguous

Definitions & Examples

áng

enthusiastic/ardent (written as ji'ang to distinguish from jiang)

dìng
é

quota (written as ding'e to distinguish from die)

西
ān

Xi'an (written as Xi'an to distinguish from xian)

ǎo

fur coat (written as pi'ao to distinguish from piao)

fāng
àn

plan (written as fang'an to distinguish from fan)

Measure Words

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