pinyin pronunciation
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- ua
- pronounced like wa as in "watch"
- uai
- pronounced like "why."
- ê
- pronounced like e as in "yet."
- ei
- pronounced like a as in "late."
- ia
- pronounced like yaw as in "yawn."
- x
- pronounced like sh as in "sheep," with the tongue forward.
- iang
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pronounced like y as in "yes," immediately followed by ong as in "song."
"yong" - ch
- pronounced like ch as in "chaulk," but with the tongue curled back somewhat.
- uan
- pronounced like wan as in "wander," except after j, q, x, and y where it is pronounced like u as in French "une," followed by wen as in "went."
- uang
- pronounced like w as in "wet," followed by ong as in "song."
- ue
- pronounced like ü as in the French "une."
- k
- pronounced like k as in "kite," but with a stronger pug of air than in English.
- ui
- pronounced like "way."
- un
- pronounced like oo as in "moon," followed by un as in "under," except after j, q, x, and y, where it is pronounced like the French "une."
- uo
- pronounced like w as in "wet," followed by a sound pronounced somewhat like o as in "hot," but with the mouth not as wide open.
- ü
- pronounced like u as in French "une."
- üe
- pronounced like u as in French "une," followed by we as in "went."
- ian
- pronounced like "yen."
- ci, chi, ri, si, shi, zi, and zhi
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the i is not pronounced, instead after the initial consonate has been pronounced, the position of the tongue remains unchanged, and a voiced sound is made.
ci = ts immediately followed by z
ch = ch immediately followed by eh
ri = r immediately followed by er
si = s immediately followed by z
sh = sh immediately followed by zh - e
- pronounced like e as in French "le," except after i or y, where it is pronounced like e as in "yet."
- eng
- pronounced like ung as in "rung."
- u
- pronounced like oo in "too," except after j, q, x, and y, where it is pronounced like u as in French "une."
- iao
- pronounced like yow as in "yowl."
- ie
- pronounced like ye as in "yet."
- in
- pronounced like in as in "pin"
- ing
- pronounced like ing as in "sing."
- iong
- pronounced like y as in "yes," followed by o as in "note," followed by ng as in "ring."
- iu
- pronounced like yo as in "yodel."
- o
- pronounced somewhat like o as in "hot," but with the mouth not as wide open.
- ong
- pronounced like o as in "note," followed by ng as in "ring."
- ou
- pronounced like o as in "note."
- y
- pronounced like y as in "yes," except that the syllable yi is pronounced like ee as in "bee."
- z
- pronounced like ds as in "weeds."
- zh
- pronounced like j as in "jam," with the tongue curled back somewhat.
- a
- pronounced like a as in "father."
- ai
- pronounced like i as in "fine."
- an
- pronounced like an as in "fan."
- ang
- pronounced like ong as in "song."
- ao
- pronounced like ow as in "how."
- en
- pronounced somewhat like en as in "ten."
- er
- pronounced somewhat like er as in "mermaid," with the tongue curled back somewhat.
- bi, di, ji, li, mi, ni, pi, qi, ti, and xi
- the i is pronounced like ee as in "bee"
- c
- pronounced like ts in "hats."
- d
- pronounced like d as in "day," but more lightly than in English.
- f
- pronounced like f as in "five."
- g
- pronounced like g as in "go," but more lightly than in English.
- h
- pronounced like h as in "how," but further back in the throat and accompanied by a stronger puff of air than in English (like ch in Scots "loch.")
- j
- pronounced like j as in "jeep," with the tongue forward.
- l
- pronounced like l as in "like."
- m
- pronounced like m as in "mouth."
- n
- pronounced like n as in "nine."
- p
- pronounced like p as in "pen," but accompanied by a stronger puff of air than in English.
- q
- pronounced like ch as in "cheep," with the tongue forward, rather than curled back for pinyin "ch."
- r
- pronounced with the tongue curled back as for l in "laugh," but with the tip of the tongue not touching the roof of the mouth.
- s
- pronounced like s as in "sand," but more strongly than in English.
- sh
- pronounced like sh as in "shop," with the tongue curled back somewhat.
- t
- pronounced like t as in "ten," but accompanied by a stronger puff of air than in English.
- w
- pronounced like w as in "wood."
- b
- pronounced like b as in "bell," but more lightly than in English.