juǎn
shé
yuán
yīn

technical

Meaning of 卷舌元音

卷舌元音 means retroflex vowel. Pronounced juǎn shé yuán yīn.

  • retroflex vowel

Definitions & Examples

Zài
tōng
huà
zhōng
 
 '
ere
shìr
 '
wéi
de
juǎn
shé
yuán
yīn
 
 

In Mandarin, 'er' is the only retroflex vowel.

juǎn
shé
yuán
yīn
shí
 
shé
jiān
yào
xiàng
shàng
juǎn
 

When pronouncing a retroflex vowel, the tongue tip must curl upward.

Juǎn
shé
yuán
yīn
 '
ér
 '
shì
ér
huà
yùn
de
chǔ
 

The retroflex vowel 'er' is the basis for the rhotacization suffix.

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