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Pronunciation of initials
Pinyin | IPA | English approximation | Explanation | Example |
p | [pʰ] | pay | strongly aspirated p, as in pit | pā pá pà |
m | [m] | may | as in English mummy | mā má mǎ mà |
f | [f] | fair | as in English fun | fā fá fǎ fà |
d | [t] | stop | unaspirated t, as in stop | dā dá dǎ dà |
t | [tʰ] | take | strongly aspirated t, as in top | tā tǎ tà |
n | [n] | nay | as in English nit | nā ná nǎ nà |
l | [l] | lay | as in English love | lā lá lǎ là |
g | [k] | skill | unaspirated k, as in skill | gān gǎn gàn |
k | [kʰ] | kay | strongly aspirated k, as in kill | kān kǎn kàn |
h | [x] | loch | roughly like the Scots ch. English h as in hay or, more closely in some American dialects, hero is an acceptable approximation. The best way to produce this sound is by very slowly making a "k" sound, pausing at the point where there is just restricted air flowing over the back of your tongue (after the release at the beginning of a "k") | hā há hǎ hà |
j | [tɕ] | churchyard | No equivalent in English, but similar to an unaspirated "-chy-" sound when said quickly. Like q, but unaspirated. Is similar to the English name of the letter G. Not the s in Asia, despite the common English pronunciation of "Beijing". The sequence "ji" word-initially is the same as the Japanese pronunciation of じ(ジ) ji. | jiā jiá jiǎ jià |
q | [tɕʰ] | punch yourself | No equivalent in English. Like punch yourself, with the lips spread wide with ee. Curl the tip of the tongue downwards to stick it at the back of the teeth and strongly aspirate. The sequence "qi" word-initially is the same as the Japanese pronunciation of ち(チ) chi. | qī qí qǐ qì |
x | [ɕ] | push yourself | No equivalent in English. Like -sh y-, with the lips spread and the tip of your tongue curled downwards and stuck to the back of teeth when you say ee. The sequence "xi" is the same as the Japanese pronunciation of し(シ) shi. | xī xí xǐ xì |
zh | [tʂ] | junk | Rather like ch (a sound between choke, joke, true, and drew, tongue tip curled more upwards). Voiced in a toneless syllable. | zhī zhí zhǐ zhì |
ch | [tʂʰ] | church | as in chin, but with a flat tongue; very similar to nurture in American English, but strongly aspirated. | chī chí chǐ chì |
sh | [ʂ] | shirt | as in shoe, but with a flat tongue; very similar to marsh in American English | shī shí shǐ shì |
r | [ɻ] | ray | Similar to the English r in reduce, but with a flat tongue and lightly fricated. | rén rěn rèn |
z | [ts] | reads | unaspirated c, similar to something between suds and cats; as in suds in a toneless syllable | zī zǐ zì |
c | [tsʰ] | hats | like the English ts in cats, but strongly aspirated, very similar to the Czech, Polish and Slovak c. | cī cí cǐ cì |
s | [s] | say | as in sun | sī sǐ sì |
w | [w] | way | as in water.* | wā wá wǎ wà |
y | [j],[ɥ] | yea | as in yes. Before a u, pronounce it with rounded lips.* | yā yá yǎ yà
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