合ごう口こう音おん

noun

medial-containing Chinese syllable

In Chinese phonology, refers to a syllable that has a medial (glide) between the initial consonant and the main vowel, such as -i- or -u-.

• 中ちゅう国ごく語ご音おん韻いん論ろんでは、合ごう口こう音おんは介かい音おんを持もつ音おん節せつを指さす。

  In Chinese phonology, 合口音 refers to syllables that contain a medial.

noun

long 'o' from vowel fusion

In Japanese historical phonology, the long 'o' sound that results from the combination of 'o' + 'u' or 'e' + 'u' within a word.

• 日本にほん語ご史しでは、合ごう口こう音おんは「オ」と「ウ」または「エ」と「ウ」の結けつ合ごうから生しょうじた長ちょう音おんを指さすことがある。

  In Japanese historical linguistics, 合口音 can refer to the long vowel arising from the fusion of 'o' and 'u' or 'e' and 'u'.