Talk:Standard Chinese
From Roses, Tulips, & Liberty
Phonology/orthography
Initials chart
English
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spy
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pie
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tan
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cats
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you
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can
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wine
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Phenome
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p
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pʰ
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m
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f
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t
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tʰ
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n
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l
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t͡s
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t͡sʰ
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s
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ʈ͡ʂ
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ʈ͡ʂʰ
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ʂ
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j
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k
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kʰ
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ŋ
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x
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w
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Pinyin
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b
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p
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m
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f
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d
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t
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n
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l
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z
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c
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s
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zh
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ch
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sh
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y
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g
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k
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ng
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h
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w
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b
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p
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m
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f
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d
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t
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n
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l
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z
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s
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zh
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sh
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y
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k
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ng
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h
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w
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Initial sounds
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Labial
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Dental
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Sibilant
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Labialised
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Glottal
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Stop or affricate
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voiceless
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p
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t
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ts
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tʂ
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k
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ʔ
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aspirate
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pʰ
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tʰ
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tsʰ
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tʂʰ
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kʰ
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voiced
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Nasal
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m
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n
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ŋ
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Fricative
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voiceless
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f
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s
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ʂ
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x
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voiced
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Approximant
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l
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j
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w
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Tones
Tone Numbers
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Name
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Tone markers
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Pinyin
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1
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High flat
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ā
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2
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Rising
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á
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3
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Falling-rising
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ǎ
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4
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Falling
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à
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5
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Neutral
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a
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