<p>I think it is difficult to translate Four Hu into English. The content in this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_hu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a> explains 'Four Hu' in English. I hope it will help you.</p>

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<p>How to translate &quot;开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼&quot; to English?</p>
<p>开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼 (四呼) are concepts of Chinese pronouonciation.</p>
<p>开口呼 - There is no glide before the nucleus vowel, such as &quot;Ma4Ma4&quot; (妈妈).</p>
<p>齐齿呼 - The glide is /i/, such as &quot;Tian1&quot; (天).</p>
<p>合口呼 - The glide is /u/, such as &quot;Tuan2&quot; (团).</p>
<p>撮口呼 - The glide is /ü/, such as &quot;Jun1&quot; (军).</p>

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How to translate "开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼" to English?
# How to translate "开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼" to English?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-10)

How to translate "开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼" to English?

开口呼、齐齿呼、合口呼、撮口呼 (四呼) are concepts of Chinese pronouonciation.

开口呼 - There is no glide before the nucleus vowel, such as "Ma4Ma4" (妈妈).

齐齿呼 - The glide is /i/, such as "Tian1" (天).

合口呼 - The glide is /u/, such as "Tuan2" (团).

撮口呼 - The glide is /ü/, such as "Jun1" (军).

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### Answer by username_1 on 2023-12-11. Score: 2

I think it is difficult to translate Four Hu into English. The content in this [link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_hu) explains 'Four Hu' in English. I hope it will help you.


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