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舌 sit3 {shé}

tongue

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舌苔 sit6 toi1 {shé tāi}

coating on tongue

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舌釘〔-钉〕 sit3 deng1 {shé dīng}

  1. tongue ring
  2. tongue piercing

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舌根 sit3 gan1 {shé gēn}

  1. back of tongue
  2. tongue root
  3. dorsal

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舌下 sit3 haa6 {shé xià}

  1. sublingual
  2. hypoglossal

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舌吻 sit3 man5 {shé wěn}

  1. to French kiss
  2. French kiss

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舌面 sit3 min2 {shé miàn}

  1. blade of tongue
  2. laminal

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舌頭〔-头〕 sit3 tau4 {shé tou}

  1. tongue
  2. CL: 個
  3. enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

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舌尖 sit3 zim1 {shé jiān}

  1. tip of tongue
  2. apical

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舌戰〔-战〕 sit3 zin3 {shé zhàn}

  1. verbal sparring
  2. duel of words

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舌音 sit6 jam1 {shé yīn}

coronal consonants of Middle Chinese

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舌下片 sit3 haa6 pin2 {shé xià piàn}

sublingual tablet (medicine)

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舌下腺 sit3 haa6 sin3 {shé xià xiàn}

  1. sublingual gland
  2. saliva gland under tongue

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舌尖音 sit3 zim1 jam1 {shé jiān yīn}

apical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)

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舌下含服 sit3 haa6 ham4 fuk6 {shé xià hán fù}

sublingual administration (medicine)

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舌尖前音 sit3 zim1 cin4 jam1 {shé jiān qián yīn}

  1. alveolar
  2. consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

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舌尖後音〔--后-〕 sit3 zim1 hau6 jam1 {shé jiān hòu yīn}

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

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舌尖顫音〔--颤-〕 sit3 zim1 zin3 jam1 {shé jiān chàn yīn}

alveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)

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舌尖上的粵語〔----粤语〕 sit3 zim1 soeng6 dik1 jyut6 jyu5 {shé jiān shàng de Yuè yǔ}

'An introduction to the Cantonese language', the name of a online program

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