r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix
retroflex final
qiáo shé yīn
retroflex
consonants zh, ch, sh, r produced on the back of the tongue
qǐng nín huí fù
repondez s'il vous plait
R.S.V.P.
please reply
ér huà yùn
retroflex final
nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
shé jiān hòu yīn
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
Dí Rén jié
Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Di2 gong1 an4] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gao1 Luo2 pei4]
mó jiè
Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà
land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
Jīn yín Dǎo
Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Lu4 yi4 si1 · Si1 di4 wen2 sen1]
Huò bǐ tè rén
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
Tuō ěr jīn
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), British philologist and author of fantasy fiction such as Lord of the Rings 魔戒
ér huà
nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
also called retroflex final or r-ization
Bèi jiā lái
B&R Industrial Automation International Trade (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Gāo Luó pèi
Gao Luopei or R.H. van Gulik (1910-1967), Dutch sinologist, diplomat and writer
Pēn qì Tuī jìn Shí yàn shì
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, R&D center in Pasadena, California
Dí gōng àn
Dee Gong An or Judge Dee's cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Dí Rén jié] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Di Renji case)
huì yè yín háng
Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau
jīng líng bǎo zuàn
treasure of spirits
Silmarillion or Quenta Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金
dà táng Dí gōng àn
Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Tang dynasty Di Renji case), 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Dí Rén jié] as master sleuth
juǎn shé yuán yīn
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
juǎn shé yuán yīn
retroflex vowel (e.g. the final r of putonghua)
shé jiān chàn yīn
alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
Guó yǔ Luó mǎ zì
Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26
Mó jiè
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 托爾金|托尔金[Tuo1 er3 jin1]
Dà Táng Dí Gōng àn
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth
Dí Gōng Àn
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰[Di2 Ren2 jie2] as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee
Huì yè Yín háng
Banco Delta Asia S.A.R.L., Macau
qiào shé yīn
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
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