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兒化 (ji4 faa3) — usage of the final particle / suffix 兒 placed after many commonly used nouns to avoid employing one-syllable terms in spoken northern Mandarin and Beijing dialect 北京話 in Cantonese

jiˎ₄兒faa˗₃化
简 儿化
Mandarin Pinyin: er2 hua4

Meaning of 兒化

nounusage of the final particle / suffix 兒 placed after many commonly used nouns to avoid employing one-syllable terms in spoken northern Mandarin and Beijing dialect 北京話
noun兒化韻

Example Sentences with 兒化

我覺得普通話嘅兒化好惡聽
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible.
neiˏ₅你gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢houˊ²好jiˎ₄兒faa˗₃化
The way you speak is very Beijing-accented.
diˉ¹啲bakˉ¹北fongˉ¹方waaˊ²話houˊ²好jiˎ₄兒faa˗₃化
Northern dialects have a strong 'er' sound.
keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅嘢jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲jiˎ₄兒faa˗₃化
He speaks with a slight Beijing accent.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度mouˏ₅冇jiˎ₄兒faa˗₃化jamˉ¹音
There are no 'er' sounds here.
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Characters in 兒化

兒ji4
final particle / suffix, placed after many commonly used nouns to avoid employing one-syllable terms in speech (very common in the Beijing dialect 北京話, see: 兒化, 兒化韻)
化faa3
customs and habits

Words Containing 兒化

兒化韻ji4 faa3 wan6
usage of the final particle / suffix 兒 placed after many commonly used nouns to avoid employing one-syllable terms in spoken northern Mandarin and Beijing dialect 北京話 [Syn.] 兒化

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