喉塞音;声门闭塞音a speech sound made by closing and opening the glottis , which in English sometimes takes the place of a , for example in
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【语言学】声门塞音
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aconsonantalspeechsoundcreatedbyclosingandthenopeningtheglottisbeforeavowel, whichproducesasuddenaudiblereleaseofairasin "uhoh!" between "uh" and "oh."