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齒音 (ci2 jam1) — dental (made by the tongue tip or blade and the upper front teeth) in Cantonese

ciˊ²齒jamˉ¹音
简 齿音
Mandarin Pinyin: chi3 yin1

Meaning of 齒音

noundental (made by the tongue tip or blade and the upper front teeth)

Characters in 齒音

齒ci2
a tooth-like part of anything
音jam1
musical note

Words Containing 齒音

後齦齒音hau6 ngan4 ci2 jam1
postalveolar (made with the tongue tip and the back of the alveolar ridge)
唇齒音seon4 ci2 jam1
labiodental (made with the lower lip and the upper front teeth)
齦齒音ngan4 ci2 jam1
alveolar (made with the tongue tip or blade and the alveolar ridge)

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