儿化音
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儿化音 erhuayin is very common in the speech varieties of North China, especially in the Beijing dialect, as a diminutive suffix for nouns, though some dialects also use it for other grammatical purposes. Here are some examples: 1. 老头儿Lǎotóur，an old man; 2. 大婶儿dàshěnr，an old aunt; 3. 小孩儿xiǎo háir, a little child; 4. 男孩儿nánháir，a boy; 5. 女孩儿nǚháir, a girl; 6. 水饺儿shuǐjiǎor，dumplings; 7. 锅贴儿guōtiēr，pot-sticker; 8. 豆汁儿dòuzhīr; a fermented drink made from ground beans; 9. 冰棍儿bīnggùnr，popsicle 10. 一根儿冰棍儿Yī gēn er bīnggùnr, a popsicle; 11. 汽水儿qìshuǐr, soda; 12. 一瓶儿汽水儿Yī píngr qìshuǐr, a bottle of soda; 13. 公园儿 gōngyuánr，park; 14. 鲜花儿xiānhuār; flowers; 15. 知了儿zhīliǎor, cicadas; 16. 小牛儿xiǎoniúr, calf; 17. 小说儿xiǎoshuōr, novel. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhua You can find more examples here: http://carlgene.com/blog/2013/02/128-common-erhuayin-words-in-mandarin/ https://sites.google.com/site/tejastrolley/home-1/2 Thank you!
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