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* https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-pinyin-chart.php
* https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-pinyin-chart.php
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Cantonese/comments/9w2t4a/people_%E9%BB%90%E7%B6%AB_is_never_chi_sin/ Ch Ts merger in Cantonese] (Reddit)
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Phonology/orthography

Consonant chart
Labial Dental Sibilant Retroflex Palatal Velar Labialised Glottal
Stop or affricate voiceless p t ts k ʔ
aspirate tsʰ tʂʰ
voiced
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative voiceless f s ʂ x
voiced
Approximant l j w
Consonants
IPA Pinyin Romanization Notes Approximation
p b b spy
p p pie
m m m
f f f
t d d stand
t t tan
n n n
l l l
ts z ch/z Replaces obsolete sound t͡ɕ cats
tsʰ c Replaces obsolete sound t͡ɕʰ
s s s
zh zh
ʈ͡ʂʰ ch
ʂ sh sh
j y y/j you
ɥ yu-
k g g
k k can
ŋ ng ng
x h h
w w w wine

Tones

Tones
Tone Numbers Name Tone markers Pinyin
1 High flat ā
2 Rising á
3 Falling-rising ǎ
4 Falling à
5 Neutral a

Resources