voiceless sound; unvoiced sound
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voiceless sound; unvoiced sound (in phonetics, a sound produced without vocal cord vibration)
technicalIn phonetics, contrasts with voiced sounds (带音/浊音). Examples in Mandarin include /p/, /t/, /k/, /s/, /ʂ/, etc. See also 带音.
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
zhōng中
de的
“
pp
”
shì是
qīng清
yīn音
。
The 'p' in Mandarin is a voiceless sound.
Qīng清
yīn音
hé和
zhuó浊
yīn音
de的
qū区
bié别
zài在
yú于
shēng声
dài带
shì是
fǒu否
zhèn振
dòng动
。
The difference between voiceless and voiced sounds lies in whether the vocal cords vibrate.
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Yīng英
yǔ语
zhōng中
de的
“
ss
”
shì是
qīng清
yīn音
，
ér而
“
zz
”
shì是
zhuó浊
yīn音
。
The 's' in English is voiceless, while 'z' is voiced.