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兒化

兒化

Chinese

son; child; diminutive suffix
 
to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform
trad. (兒化)
simp. (儿化)
Examples

Noun

兒化

  1. (phonetic) erhua (retroflex final "r")

Usage notes

A prominent feature of northern Mandarin, it is represented by the character (ér), but is not a syllable.

  • ending in -i, -n: left out
    一塊兒一块儿 (yīkuàir) yīkuàir yīkuàr
    慢慢兒慢慢儿 mànmàn ér mànmàr
    根兒根儿 gēn ér gēr
  • ending in -ng: left out and nasalized
    有空兒有空儿 yǒukòng ér yǒukõr

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