儿化 (兒化)
 ér huà
 Pinyin
Definition
儿化 (兒化)
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              - nonsyllabic final r 儿 added to a word in spoken Chinese
- also called retroflex final or r-ization
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 to put on makeup
- 1 cosmetic
- 2 makeup product
- 1 chemistry
- 2 chemical
- 1 to dissolve
- 2 to resolve (contradictions)
- 3 to dispel (doubts)
- 4 to iron out (difficulties)
- 5 to defuse (conflicts)
- 6 to neutralize (fears)
- 1 incarnation
- 2 reincarnation
- 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
- 4 personification
Idioms (14)
光天化日
  - 1 the full light of day (idiom)
- 2 fig. peace and prosperity
- 3 in broad daylight
出神入化
  - 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
化干戈为玉帛
  - 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
- 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化整为零
  - 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
- 2 divide and conquer
化敌为友
  - 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
Sample Sentences
儿化音
  The "curled r" syllable.