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聲母

聲母

See also: 声母

Chinese

		sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise	female; mother
trad. (聲母)		聲	母
simp. (声母)		声	母

Noun

聲母

(phonetics) initial

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēngmǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄇㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ mou⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shēngmǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄇㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengmuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    生母
    聲母／声母
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ mou⁵
  - Yale: sīng móuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ mou⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/