jiè
yīn

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noun
linguistics

Meaning of 介音

介音 means medial (semivowel preceding the main vowel in a syllable). Pronounced jiè yīn.

  • medial (semivowel preceding the main vowel in a syllable)

Definitions & Examples

 "
Tiān
 "
de
jiè
yīn
shì
ii
 

The medial of the character 'tian' is 'i'.

 "
Duō
 "
de
jiè
yīn
shì
uu
 

The medial of the character 'duo' is 'u'.

 "
Lüè
 "
de
jiè
yīn
shì
üü
 

The medial of the character 'lüe' is 'ü'.

tōng
huà
zhōng
yǒu
ii
 
uu
 
üü
sān
jiè
yīn
 

Standard Mandarin has three medials: i, u, and ü.

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