"'" meaning in Chinese

See ' in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Punctuation

Head templates: {{head|zh|punctuation mark}} '
  1. sed to mark an initial a, e, or o in a multisyllabic Pinyin word, to prevent confusion (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)) Categories (topical): Chinese punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-'-zh-punct-fH84KFqe Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ' meaning in Chinese (1.1kB)

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        }
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        {
          "english": "pu'er tea (named for a city in Yunnan, China)",
          "roman": "pǔ'ěr",
          "text": "普洱",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sed to mark an initial a, e, or o in a multisyllabic Pinyin word, to prevent confusion (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào))"
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          "隔音符號",
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          "roman": "pǔ'ěr",
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        }
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        "sed to mark an initial a, e, or o in a multisyllabic Pinyin word, to prevent confusion (隔音符號/隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào))"
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