Chinese

Noun

兒化

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

Usage notes

A prominent feature of northern Mandarin, it is represented by the character 兒／儿 (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

References

• 兒化 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• erhua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia