hóu
yīn

technical

Meaning of 喉擦音

喉擦音 means glottal fricative; a consonant produced by a narrowing of the glottis. Pronounced hóu cā yīn.

  • glottal fricative; a consonant produced by a narrowing of the glottis

Definitions & Examples

Zài
yīn
xué
zhōng
 
hóu
yīn
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
yīn
 

In phonetics, the glottal fricative is an important consonant.

Shàng
hǎi
huà
de
hóu
yīn
tōng
huà
de
hh
yīn
tóng
 

The glottal fricative in Shanghainese is different from the [h] sound in Mandarin.

Guó
yīn
biāo
yòng
tóng
de
hào
lái
biǎo
shì
qīng
hóu
yīn
zhuó
hóu
yīn
 

The International Phonetic Alphabet uses different symbols to represent voiceless and voiced glottal fricatives.

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