fricative in Chinese
fricative in Chinese is 塞擦音 — fricative means a consonant sound made by forcing air through a narrow gap, giving a hissing or buzzing noise.
fricative in Chinese
塞擦音
Pronounced: sè cā yīn
(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
What does "fricative" mean?
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noun A consonant sound made by forcing air through a narrow gap, giving a hissing or buzzing noise.
"Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing."
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- Watt listened for a time, for the voice was far from unmelodious. The fricatives in particular were pleasing.
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What is "fricative" in Chinese?
"fricative" in Chinese is 塞擦音. fricative means: A consonant sound made by forcing air through a narrow gap, giving a hissing or buzzing noise.
How do you pronounce 塞擦音?
"fricative" in Chinese is 塞擦音, pronounced "sè cā yīn".
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