尾音 (wěi yīn) — final sound (of a word or syllable); ending note or sound (of a piece of music)
Definition
The tail end of a word, syllable, or piece of music — the sound that lingers or carries the ending. As a 离合词 it commonly splits as …的尾音 to mean 'the final sound of…'.
noun
final sound (of a word or syllable)ending note or sound (of a piece of music)
Examples
- 尾音？Zhè ge zì de wěi yīn shì shén me?What is the final sound of this character?
- 尾音。Nà shǒu gē de wěi yīn fēi cháng yōu cháng.The ending sound of that song is very prolonged.
- 尾音。Tā shuō huà shí wěi yīn zǒng shì wēi wēi shàng yáng.When he speaks, his final sound always rises slightly.
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