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erhua

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A phonological process that adds rhotic sounds to syllables in some lects of Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Chinese, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: erization

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Mandarin 兒化 /儿化 (érhuà).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 兒化 /儿化 (érhuà) — a phonological process
  • Japanese: 児化 (aruka) — a phonological process
  • Korean: 아화 (ahwa) — a phonological process
  • Russian: эриза́ция (erizácija) — a phonological process
  • Vietnamese: nhi hóa — a phonological process
  • Vietnamese: ér hoá — a phonological process
  • Vietnamese: r hoá — a phonological process