<p>They have the same pronunciation.</p>

<p>The wiki page on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhua#Rules_in_Standard_Mandarin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Erhua</a> lists the IPA of both finals ("uar" and "uair") to be [wɐʵ]</p>

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<p>When you pronounce the two terms with an 儿, they sound the same. </p>

<p>The difference in pinyin is due to the original word without 儿.</p>

<p>块：kuài
跨：kuà</p>

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Funny, with or without the 儿, the words sound different enough to distinguish. 块 has a tail-lift, while 跨 is flat all the way.
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<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E5%9D%97%E5%84%BF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">块儿</a> (kuàir) = a slice, etc.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E8%B7%A8%E5%84%BF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">跨儿</a> (kuàr) = "trans", in the sense of "transgender".</li>
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<p>Reading these aloud, I don't notice a distinction in pronunciation, but it seems like there should be.</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What's the difference in pronunciation between kuàir and kuàr?</p>

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I guess the main difference is actually in the context, they pronounce the same but not really used in the same kind of sentences
Clément Jean
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Are you sure 跨儿 is pronounced "kuar"? 块儿 would indeed merge the two pronunciations as a sort of colloquialism into "kuair" (same as 块 on its own but with a rolling tongue at the end), but I thought 跨儿 might be pronounced separately "kua'er".
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What's the difference in pronunciation between kuàir and kuàr?
# What's the difference in pronunciation between kuàir and kuàr?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-18)

* [块儿](http://youdao.com/w/%E5%9D%97%E5%84%BF) (kuàir) = a slice, etc.
* [跨儿](https://www.baidu.com/s?wd=%E8%B7%A8%E5%84%BF) (kuàr) = "trans", in the sense of "transgender".

Reading these aloud, I don't notice a distinction in pronunciation, but it seems like there should be.

**Question**: What's the difference in pronunciation between kuàir and kuàr?

**Tags:** pronunciation, erhuayin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I guess the main difference is actually in the context, they pronounce the same but not really used in the same kind of sentences  
> **username_2**: Are you sure 跨儿 is pronounced "kuar"? 块儿 would indeed merge the two pronunciations as a sort of colloquialism into "kuair" (same as 块 on its own but with a rolling tongue at the end), but I thought 跨儿 might be pronounced separately "kua'er".  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2020-02-18. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

They have the same pronunciation.

The wiki page on [Erhua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhua#Rules_in_Standard_Mandarin) lists the IPA of both finals ("uar" and "uair") to be [wɐʵ]


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-02-18. Score: 0

When you pronounce the two terms with an 儿, they sound the same.

The difference in pinyin is due to the original word without 儿.

块：kuài
跨：kuà

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Funny, with or without the 儿, the words sound different enough to distinguish. 块 has a tail-lift, while 跨 is flat all the way.  

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