舌尖 : tip of tongue, ... : shé jiān | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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舌尖

shé jiān
tip of tongue apical

Example Usage
舌尖音

shé jiān yīn
apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
舌尖后音 Trad. 舌尖後音

shé jiān hòu yīn
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
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舌尖前音

shé jiān qián yīn
alveolar consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
舌尖颤音 Trad. 舌尖顫音

shé jiān chàn yīn
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)