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Chànyīn or Zhànyīn 颤音 (trad. 顫音) “Vibrato”

Sources disagree on whether this is light or strong; it appears to be a regional difference.In the south this is pinyin-ized “Chanyin” and is considered a light vibrato of moderate speed, sometimes also used as the generic term in place of yín.