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
[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
一字后附「儿」字语尾，读时「儿」与前字相拼，成卷舌韵，相拼时有种种变化，称为「儿化」。如圈儿不读作ㄑㄩㄢㄦˊ而读作ㄑㄩㄚㄦ，牌儿不读作ㄆㄞㄦˊ而读作ㄆㄚˊㄦ。