次前元音 cìqián yuányīn
          
              cìqián yuányīn 
              
              noun 
              a near front vowel 
              Domain: Linguistics 语言学
              
                , Subdomain: Phonetics 
              
              
                , Concept: Vowel 元音
              
              
              
                Notes: With the tongue positioned in the front of the mouth but not as far as a front vowel