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Pronunciation of finals

Pinyin	IPA	Explanation	Example
-i	[ɹ̩], [ɻ̩]	-i is a buzzed continuation of the consonant following z-, c-, s-, zh-, ch-, sh- or r-. (In all other cases, -i has the sound of bee; this is listed below.)	zi ci si zhi chi shi ri
a	[a]	like English father, but a bit more fronted	bā
e	[ɤ]	a back, unrounded vowel (similar to English)	gē
ai	[æi̯]	like English eye, but a bit lighter	dài
ei	[ei̯]	as in hey	gěi
ao	[ɑu̯]	approximately as in cow; the a is much more audible than the o	máo
ou	[ou̯]	as in so	tōu
an	[æn]	like British English ban, but more central	tān
en	[ən]	as in taken	rén
ang	[ɑŋ]	as in Austrian Angst. (Starts with the vowel sound in father and ends in the velar nasal; like song in some dialects of American English)	bāng
eng	[əŋ]	like e in en above but with ng appended	néng
er	[ɐɚ̯]	similar to the sound in bar in American English	ér
i	[i]	like English bee	bǐ
ia	[i̯a]	as i + a; like English yard	jiā
ie	[i̯e]	as i + ê; but is very short; e (pronounced like ê) is pronounced longer and carries the main stress (similar to the initial sound inyet)	jiē
iao	[i̯ɑu̯]	as i + ao	miǎo
iu	[i̯ou̯]	as i + ou	jiū
ian	[i̯ɛn]	as i + an; like English yen	tiān
in	[in]	as i + n	lín
iang	[i̯ɑŋ]	as i + ang	liáng
ing	[i̯əŋ]	as i + eng	líng
u	[u]	like English oo	tū
ua	[u̯a]	as u + a	huā
uo, o	[u̯o]	as u + o where the o (compare with the o interjection) is pronounced shorter and lighter (spelled as o after b, p, m or f)	huǒ
uai	[u̯æi̯]	as u + ai, as in English why	huài
ui	[u̯ei̯]	as u + ei	huī
uan	[u̯æn]	as u + an	huān
un	[u̯ən]	as u + en; as in English won	tún
uang	[u̯ɑŋ]	as u + ang	guāng
ong	[ʊŋ], [u̯əŋ]	starts with the vowel sound in book and ends with the velar nasal sound in sing; as u + eng in zero initial	gōng
u, ü	[y]	as in German über or French lune. (Pronounced as English ee with rounded lips)	lǜ
ue, üe	[y̯e]	as ü + ê; the ü is short and light	lüè
uan	[y̯ɛn]	as ü + an	yuán
un	[yn]	as ü + n	yún
iong	[i̯ʊŋ]	as i + ong	jiǒng