<p>儿化音 is frequently unwritten, given that it has no effect on meaning in almost all circumstances (rare exceptions like 水 water vs 水儿 ink notwithstanding).</p>
<p>You could even argue that knowing where to insert the unwritten 儿 while speaking acts as a kind of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth" rel="nofollow noreferrer">shibboleth</a> for people from regions that use a lot of 儿化音. But perhaps that's reading too much into it.</p>

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Lionel Rowe
<p>&quot;嗝屁&quot; sounds like Beijing dialect. It isn't in my Mandarin Chinese dictionary(<em>&quot;Modern Chinese Dictionary&quot;</em>). I'm going to just talk about normal situations: in Mandarin Chinese.</p>
<p><strong>&quot;儿&quot; usually should be write.</strong> In dictionaries(and articles too), it shows. For example: 没准儿, 没影儿, etc.</p>
<p>How to give it a pinyin? Don't add &quot;ér&quot; above &quot;儿&quot;, but add a &quot;r&quot; above the previous Chinese Character, such as the pinyin of &quot;没准儿&quot; is &quot;méi zhǔnr&quot;.</p>

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T-Pioneer
<p>嗝屁 is an informal word. You don't expect a strict structure in informal usages.</p>

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帕菲菲
<p>There is such text in the 凡例 section in 《现代汉语词典》：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>书面上有时儿化有时不儿化，口语里必须儿化的词，自成条目，如【今儿】、【小孩儿】。书面上一般不儿化，但是口语里一般儿化的，在释义前面加‘（~儿）’，如【米粒】条。……</p>
</blockquote>
<p>The text shows how 儿化 is shown in the entries and explanation. The words with 儿化 are mainly divided into two groups: 1. Words that are sometimes written with 儿 and sometimes not, but are always pronounced with 儿化 2. Words that are usually not written with 儿, but are usually pronounced with 儿化.</p>
<p>It shows that there are words that would not be written with 儿化, but would be pronounced with 儿化. Each word has its own tendency as whether it would be written with 儿.</p>
<p>(Note: all 儿 in the quoted text showing 儿化 are in small font in 《现代汉语词典》.)</p>

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fefe
<p>I often see, what I refer to as, <em>implied erhua</em> written in shop names, advertisements, on menus, etc. Take the following for instance:</p>

<ul>
<li>嗝屁</li>
</ul>

<p>You'd rarely ever hear <code>gé pì</code> read without <em>erhuaization</em>. So the idea is that, although 儿 is not written, it is certainly implied.</p>

<p>Technically it would be considered to be written incorrectly, as the example above should be written 嗝儿屁. But is this some kind of phenomenon that I'm half aware of?</p>

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Actually, I do prefer "嗝儿屁" in written. Why do you think it's technically wrong?
dan
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@Dan I'm saying "嗝儿屁" is technically correct; "嗝屁" is technically wrong. But maybe "嗝儿屁" is implicitly inferred by writing "嗝屁" anyway.
Mou某
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What I observe is only a few words are always written with 儿 explicitly(e.g. 一会儿). A lot of words do not have the 儿 in writing, but then are read out with erhua.
fefe
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@fefe That may be true for the Mainland, but there are plenty of examples of erhualess 一會 in HK/TW publications. But, I'm sure the opposite would be true too someone from TW would most likely take 一会儿 and read it without erhua.
Mou某
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Reminds me of: [Is it incorrect to use 儿化 (érhuà) inside a word, e.g., 门儿口, and 小孩儿子 and 玩儿具?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/29798/is-it-incorrect-to-use-%e5%84%bf%e5%8c%96-%c3%a9rhu%c3%a0-inside-a-word-e-g-%e9%97%a8%e5%84%bf%e5%8f%a3-and-%e5%b0%8f%e5%ad%a9%e5%84%bf%e5%ad%90-and-%e7%8e%a9%e5%84%bf%e5%85%b7)
Becky 李蓓
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Implied erhua in writing?
# Implied erhua in writing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-20)

I often see, what I refer to as, *implied erhua* written in shop names, advertisements, on menus, etc. Take the following for instance:

* 嗝屁

You'd rarely ever hear `gé pì` read without *erhuaization*. So the idea is that, although 儿 is not written, it is certainly implied.

Technically it would be considered to be written incorrectly, as the example above should be written 嗝儿屁. But is this some kind of phenomenon that I'm half aware of?

**Tags:** writing, erhuayin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Actually, I do prefer "嗝儿屁" in written. Why do you think it's technically wrong?  
> **username_0**: @Dan I'm saying "嗝儿屁" is technically correct; "嗝屁" is technically wrong. But maybe "嗝儿屁" is implicitly inferred by writing "嗝屁" anyway.  
> **username_3**: Reminds me of: [Is it incorrect to use 儿化 (érhuà) inside a word, e.g., 门儿口, and 小孩儿子 and 玩儿具?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/29798/is-it-incorrect-to-use-%e5%84%bf%e5%8c%96-%c3%a9rhu%c3%a0-inside-a-word-e-g-%e9%97%a8%e5%84%bf%e5%8f%a3-and-%e5%b0%8f%e5%ad%a9%e5%84%bf%e5%ad%90-and-%e7%8e%a9%e5%84%bf%e5%85%b7)  
> **username_2**: What I observe is only a few words are always written with 儿 explicitly(e.g. 一会儿). A lot of words do not have the 儿 in writing, but then are read out with erhua.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 That may be true for the Mainland, but there are plenty of examples of erhualess 一會 in HK/TW publications. But, I'm sure the opposite would be true too someone from TW would most likely take 一会儿 and read it without erhua.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2020-08-19. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

There is such text in the 凡例 section in 《现代汉语词典》：

> 书面上有时儿化有时不儿化，口语里必须儿化的词，自成条目，如【今儿】、【小孩儿】。书面上一般不儿化，但是口语里一般儿化的，在释义前面加‘（~儿）’，如【米粒】条。……

The text shows how 儿化 is shown in the entries and explanation. The words with 儿化 are mainly divided into two groups: 1. Words that are sometimes written with 儿 and sometimes not, but are always pronounced with 儿化 2. Words that are usually not written with 儿, but are usually pronounced with 儿化.

It shows that there are words that would not be written with 儿化, but would be pronounced with 儿化. Each word has its own tendency as whether it would be written with 儿.

(Note: all 儿 in the quoted text showing 儿化 are in small font in 《现代汉语词典》.)


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### Answer by username_4 on 2020-08-19. Score: 1

儿化音 is frequently unwritten, given that it has no effect on meaning in almost all circumstances (rare exceptions like 水 water vs 水儿 ink notwithstanding).

You could even argue that knowing where to insert the unwritten 儿 while speaking acts as a kind of [shibboleth](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth) for people from regions that use a lot of 儿化音. But perhaps that's reading too much into it.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-08-19. Score: 1

"嗝屁" sounds like Beijing dialect. It isn't in my Mandarin Chinese dictionary(*"Modern Chinese Dictionary"*). I'm going to just talk about normal situations: in Mandarin Chinese.

**"儿" usually should be write.** In dictionaries(and articles too), it shows. For example: 没准儿, 没影儿, etc.

How to give it a pinyin? Don't add "ér" above "儿", but add a "r" above the previous Chinese Character, such as the pinyin of "没准儿" is "méi zhǔnr".


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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-11-21. Score: -1

嗝屁 is an informal word. You don't expect a strict structure in informal usages.


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