plosive; stop consonant
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plosive; stop consonant
technicalTechnical term in phonetics and linguistics referring to consonants produced by completely blocking airflow in the vocal tract, then releasing it abruptly. Examples include [p], [t], [k], [b], [d], [g]. Also known as 塞音 (sèyīn) or 爆破音 (bàopòyīn).
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
de的
/b//
héb
/p//
dōu和
shì/
shuāngp
chún/
bào都
fā是
yīn双
唇
爆
发
音
。
In Mandarin, both /b/ and /p/ are bilabial plosives.
Bào爆
fā发
yīn音
de的
tè特
diǎn点
shì是
qì气
liú流
zài在
kǒu口
qiāng腔
zhōng中
shòu受
dào到
wán完
quán全
zǔ阻
sè塞
。
The characteristic of plosives is that airflow is completely blocked in the oral cavity.
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Yīng英
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
/k//
shìk
ruǎn/
è是
bào软
fā腭
yīn爆
发
音
。
The /k/ in English is a velar plosive.