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fricative in Chinese

fricative in Chinese is 塞擦音 — fricative means 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.

fricative in Chinese

塞擦音
noun
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?

  1. noun 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.
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What is "fricative" in Chinese?

"fricative" in Chinese is 塞擦音. fricative means: 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.

How do you pronounce 塞擦音?

"fricative" in Chinese is 塞擦音, pronounced "sè cā yīn".

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