閉塞音 (bai3 sak1 jam1) — stop, plosive (complete closure of the articulators involved so that the airstream cannot escape through the mouth) in Cantonese

bai˗₃sakˉ¹jamˉ¹
闭塞音
Mandarin Pinyin: bi4 se4 yin1

Meaning of 閉塞音

nounstop, plosive (complete closure of the articulators involved so that the airstream cannot escape through the mouth)

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