颤音 (chàn yīn) — (music) trill, vibrato; (phonetics) trilled consonant; quavering or trembling voice (from emotion)
Definition
A '颤音' is a rapid vibration or trembling — used for the musical trill/vibrato, the trilled consonant in phonetics (like Spanish 'r'), and a quaver in the voice from emotion.
noun
(music) trillvibrato(phonetics) trilled consonantquavering or trembling voice (from emotion)
Examples
- 颤音。Zhè shǒu gē de chàn yīn bù fen hěn nán chàng.The trill part of this song is very hard to sing.
- 颤音，。Tā shuō huà shí shēng yīn dài zhe chàn yīn, hǎo xiàng hěn jī dòng.His voice had a quaver when he spoke, as if he was very excited.
- r颤音。Xī bān yá yǔ zhōng de r shì chàn yīn yīn.The 'r' in Spanish is a trilled sound.
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