尖團

Chinese

		point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed	regiment; round; circular regiment; round; circular; group; society
trad. (尖團)		尖	團
simp. (尖团)		尖	团
Literally: “sharp and round”.

Etymology

alveolar and alveolo-palatal series consonants: Named after the different Manchu characters used to transcribe the sounds: ᡯ (dz) for z, ᡮ (ts') for c, ᠰ (s) for s vs [Term?] for j, [Term?] for q, ᡭ (h') for x.
crab: Short for 尖臍／尖脐 + 團臍／团脐.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāntuán

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim¹ tyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāntuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢㄊㄨㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiantwan
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰu̯a̠n³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim¹ tyun⁴
  - Yale: jīm tyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim¹ tyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jim¹ tün⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

尖團

(～音) (Chinese phonetics) the alveolar and alveolo-palatal series consonants (z /ts/, c /tsʰ/, s /s/ before /i/ or /y/; and j /tɕ/, q /tɕʰ/, x /ɕ/ in Mandarin)

普通話不分尖團。 [MSC, trad.]
普通话不分尖团。 [MSC, simp.]
Pǔtōnghuà bùfēn jiāntuán. [Pinyin]
Standard Mandarin does not distinguish between alveolars and alveolo-palatals (before high front vowels).
(literary) crab

Derived terms

尖團合流／尖团合流

See also

平翹／平翘

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