horse-hoarse merger

短语

发音

US /ˈhoɹs hoɹs ˌmɝdʒɚ/
UK /ˈhɔːs hɔːs ˌmɜːdʒə/
SCOT /ˈhɔɹs hoɹs ˌmɛɹdʒəɹ/
AU /ˈhoːs hoːs ˌmɜːdʒə/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse, war and wore, for and four, etc become homophones.

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