一般的元音都是聲帶震動發聲的。然而,在某些語言的某些場合中,也有不發聲的元音,即清元音。最典型的例子是日語。比如「すき焼き」(英文:sukiyaki,壽喜燒),其中的u僅有口型,而聽起來就是「skiyaki」,u音不發,但一定有口型。另外,在英語中,類似potato(發音p'tato)等詞也包含近似的清元音。

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