- 儿化
- érhuà[suffixation of a nonsyllabic r to nouns and sometimes verbs, causing a retroflexion of the preceding vowel, typical of the pronunciation of standard Chinese and of some dialects] 普通话和某些方言中的一种语音现象。 后缀"儿"字不自成音节, 而和前头的音节合在一起, 使前一音节的韵母成为卷舌韵母
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.