Definition
强音 is a specialized linguistics term referring to strong stress or fortis articulation in phonetics. You might encounter it in phonological descriptions of languages, including analysis of Chinese word stress patterns. It contrasts with 弱音 (weak stress, lenis). Note: the pronunciation is jiàng, not qiáng — this is a tone-distinct polyphone where 强 means 'stubborn, unyielding' in this context.
n./attr.
(phonetics) primary stressstrong stress(phonetics) fortis articulation
Examples
- ，强音。Zài zhè jù huà lǐ, jiàng luò zài dì yī ge yīnjié shàng.In this sentence, the primary stress falls on the first syllable.
- 强音。Yǔyánxué kè shàng xué le jiàng hé ruòyīn de qūbié.In linguistics class, we learned the difference between fortis and lenis.
- 强音。Hànyǔ zhōng de jiàng kěyǐ gǎibiàn cíyì.Strong stress in Chinese can change the meaning of a word.
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