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jiǎn tǐ
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ㄈㄢˊ ㄊㄧˇ
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8959000000
words
eight billion nine hundred fifty nine million
(8959000000)
phonetic respelling
AYT BILYƏN NEYEN HUN.drid FIF.tee NEYEN MI.lueən
dialect
South African English
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ˈ
eɪ
t
ˈ
b
ɪ
l
j
ə
n
ˈ
n
aɪ
n
ˈ
h
ʌ
n
dɹ
ɪ
d
ˈ
f
ɪ
f
t
i
ˈ
n
aɪ
n
ˈ
m
ɪ
l
yə
n
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
eɪ
from close-mid front unrounded to near-close near-front unrounded diphthong
English
Myanmar (Burmese)
Dutch
e
close-mid front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case e
IPA Desc.
close-mid front unrounded vowel
IPA #
302
Unicode Hex
0065
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
t
voiceless alveolar stop consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+48
t
voiceless alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case t
IPA Desc.
voiceless dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
103
Unicode Hex
0074
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
b
voiced bilabial stop consonant
English
Spanish
Arabic
French
Russian
+63
b
voiced bilabial plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case b
IPA Desc.
voiced bilabial plosive
IPA #
102
Unicode Hex
0062
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
English
Bangla
Hindi
German
Cantonese (Traditional)
+24
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
l
voiced alveolar lateral approximant consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+73
l
alveolar lateral approximant
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case l
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar lateral approximant
IPA #
155
Unicode Hex
006C
j
voiced palatal approximant consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+78
j
palatal approximant
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case j
IPA Desc.
voiced palatal approximant
IPA #
153
Unicode Hex
006A
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
Portuguese (Brazil)
+30
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
schwa
IPA Desc.
mid central vowel
IPA #
322
Unicode Hex
0259
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
aɪ
from open front unrounded to near-close near-front unrounded diphthong
English
German
Tamil
Myanmar (Burmese)
Dutch
+1
a
open front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case a
IPA Desc.
open front unrounded vowel
IPA #
304
Unicode Hex
0061
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
h
voiceless glottal fricative consonant
English
Arabic
Bangla
Hindi
Indonesian
+56
h
voiceless glottal fricative
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case h
IPA Desc.
voiceless glottal fricative
IPA #
146
Unicode Hex
0068
ʌ
open-mid back unrounded vowel
English
Korean
Vietnamese
Nepali
Tigrinya
+2
ʌ
open-mid back unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
turned v
IPA Desc.
open-mid back unrounded vowel
IPA #
314
Unicode Hex
028C
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
dɹ
voiced alveolar affricate consonant
d
voiced alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case d
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
104
Unicode Hex
0064
ɹ
voiced alveolar approximant
consonant
IPA Name
turned r
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar approximant
IPA #
151
Unicode Hex
0279
ɪ
raised close-mid front unrounded vowel
English
Bangla
Hindi
German
Cantonese (Traditional)
+24
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
d
voiced alveolar stop consonant
English
French
Russian
Bangla
Indonesian
+36
d
voiced alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case d
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
104
Unicode Hex
0064
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
f
lowered voiceless labio-dental fricative consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+69
f
voiceless labiodental fricative
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case f
IPA Desc.
voiceless labiodental fricative
IPA #
128
Unicode Hex
0066
ɪ
raised close-mid front unrounded vowel
English
Bangla
Hindi
German
Cantonese (Traditional)
+24
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
f
lowered voiceless labio-dental fricative consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+69
f
voiceless labiodental fricative
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case f
IPA Desc.
voiceless labiodental fricative
IPA #
128
Unicode Hex
0066
t
voiceless alveolar stop consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+48
t
voiceless alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case t
IPA Desc.
voiceless dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
103
Unicode Hex
0074
i
close front unrounded vowel
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+74
i
close front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case i
IPA Desc.
close front unrounded vowel
IPA #
301
Unicode Hex
0069
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
aɪ
from open front unrounded to near-close near-front unrounded diphthong
English
German
Tamil
Myanmar (Burmese)
Dutch
+1
a
open front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case a
IPA Desc.
open front unrounded vowel
IPA #
304
Unicode Hex
0061
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
m
voiced bilabial nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+80
m
bilabial nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case m
IPA Desc.
voiced bilabial nasal
IPA #
114
Unicode Hex
006D
ɪ
raised close-mid front unrounded vowel
English
Bangla
Hindi
German
Cantonese (Traditional)
+24
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
small capital i
IPA Desc.
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
IPA #
319
Unicode Hex
026A
l
voiced alveolar lateral approximant consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
Arabic
+73
l
alveolar lateral approximant
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case l
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar lateral approximant
IPA #
155
Unicode Hex
006C
yə
from close front rounded to mid central unrounded diphthong
Dutch
y
close front rounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case y
IPA Desc.
close front rounded vowel
IPA #
309
Unicode Hex
0079
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
schwa
IPA Desc.
mid central vowel
IPA #
322
Unicode Hex
0259
n
voiced alveolar nasal consonant
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Spanish
French
+67
n
alveolar nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case n
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar nasal
IPA #
116
Unicode Hex
006E
en-US
100
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