尖團 [－团]

Jyutping zim1 tyun4
Pinyin jiān tuán

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    crab
  2. noun
    (Chinese phonetics) the alveolar ("sharp") and alveolo-palatal ("round") series consonants (z /t͡s/, c /t͡sʰ/, s /s/ before /i/ or /y/; and j /t͡ɕ/, q /t͡ɕʰ/, x /ɕ/ in Mandarin)
    • 普通話不分尖團。
      普通话不分尖团。
      pǔ tōng huà bù fēn jiān tuán ．
      Standard Mandarin does not distinguish between alveolars and alveolo-palatals (before high front vowels).
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    普通话不分尖团。
    普通話不分尖團。
    pǔ tōng huà bù fēn jiān tuán ．
    • Standard Mandarin does not distinguish between alveolars and alveolo-palatals (before high front vowels).