There are two kinds of phonemes in Chinese: segmental phonemes, which may be thought of as sequential sounds, and suprasegmental phonemes or tones, which in a sense are added to the syllable as a whole.
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Suprasegmental
//ˌsuːp.ɹə.sɛɡˈmɛn.təl//
Synonyms for "suprasegmental" (6 found)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
Cebuano
1 entries- suprasegmental adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 超音段的 adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
French
1 entries- suprasegmental adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
German
1 entries- suprasegmental adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
Indonesian
1 entries- suprasegmental adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- suprasegmentalan adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
Spanish
1 entries- suprasegmental adj (relating to a suprasegmental)
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