What does ER mean in Chinese names?

What does ER mean in Chinese names?

Erhua (simplified Chinese: 儿化; traditional Chinese: 兒化; pinyin: érhuà [ɚ˧˥xwä˥˩]); also called erization or rhotacization of syllable finals) refers to a phonological process that adds r-coloring or the “er” (注音：ㄦ, common words: 耳、尔、儿) sound (transcribed in IPA as [ɚ]) to syllables in spoken Mandarin Chinese.

What does ER mean at the end of a name?

It is much the same as in English: E.g. Londoner, New Yorker. In general, the suffix -er is used to form adjectival derivation: XXX-er means from, of, pertaining to XXX., as, e.g., in hamburger, short for Hamburger steak=steak from Hamburg.

What’s the meaning of ER?

emergency room
The ER is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. ER is an abbreviation for ’emergency room’.

Why do Beijing people add ER?

Chinese mandarin, 普通话 is based on words from northern Chinese and pronunciations from Beijing dialect. Hence, some words are fixed with 儿化, and when you speak Chinese mandarin, you should pronounce -er (actually, the exact pronunciation may vary according to the last syllable).

How do you say er in Chinese?

Keep your tongue in the position of “e” and then slightly roll up tip of your tongue. [er] as a separate sound in the syllable but not form a syllable alone sometimes.

What does ER mean in Latin?

Origin of E.R. 2. From New Latin Elizabeth Regina.

What kind of word is er?

Er can be an interjection or a verb.

What is the letter C in Chinese?

Chinese respelling of the English alphabet

Letter	Spelling 1	Spelling 2
B	必	bǐ
C	西	xī
D	弟	dí
E	衣	yī

How do you say ER in Pinyin?

What is it called when you can’t say r?

Rhotacism is a speech impediment that is defined by the lack of ability, or difficulty in, pronouncing the sound R. Some speech pathologists, those who work with speech impediments may call this impediment de-rhotacization because the sounds don’t become rhotic, rather they lose their rhotic quality.