round-sharp distinction (Q11037904)
alveolo-palatal initials of the Beijing dialect (/tɕ, tɕʰ, ɕ/, in pinyin j, q and x), that originated in a merger between velar initials (/k, kʰ, x/) and alveolar affricates (/ts, tsʰ, s/) before the front vowels /i/ and /y/
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aliases jiantuanyin
description alveolo-palatal initials of the Beijing dialect (/tɕ, tɕʰ, ɕ/, in pinyin j, q and x), that originated in a merger between velar initials (/k, kʰ, x/) and alveolar affricates (/ts, tsʰ, s/) before the front vowels /i/ and /y/

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