翘舌音

Traditional form:

翹舌音

Pinyin (reading):

qiàoshéyīn

Definitions:

• retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

Characters:

• 翘 - outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

Traditional characters:

• 翹 - outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
• 舌 - tongue; bell clapper
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation