erhua (Q2596052)
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in spoken Mandarin Chinese, a phonological process that adds r-coloring to syllables, most common in the Beijing dialect as a diminutive suffix for nouns; e.g. 哪儿 nǎr (“where”), 一点儿 yìdiǎnr (“a little”), 好玩儿 hǎowánr (“fun”)
- erization
- rhotacization of syllable finals
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | erhua |
in spoken Mandarin Chinese, a phonological process that adds r-coloring to syllables, most common in the Beijing dialect as a diminutive suffix for nouns; e.g. 哪儿 nǎr (“where”), 一点儿 yìdiǎnr (“a little”), 好玩儿 hǎowánr (“fun”) |
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