Corresponding Sound


                                       VOWEL 1
    

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

a

[a]

da big

e

[ɣ]

he river

i

[i]

xi happy

o

[o]

bo thin

u

[u]

wu house

ü

[y]

绿 lü green



VOWEL 2 

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

ai

[ai]

hai sea

ing

[iŋ]

ting to hear

uai

[uai]

huai bad

ei

[ei]

hei black

ia

[ia]

xia down

uiuei

[uei]

hui gray

ao

[ɑu]

hao good

iao

[iɑu]

xiao small

uan

[uan]

yuan far

ou

[ou]

tou head

ian

[iæn]

tian sky

uang

[uɑŋ]

huang yellow

an

[an]

han cry

iang

[iɑŋ]

xiang think

unuen

[uən]

迟钝 chi dun dull

in

[in]

yin people

iong

[yŋ]

xiong breast

üe

[yɛ]

jue foot

ang

[ɑŋ]

chang long

iu

[iou]

jiu wine

üan

[yæn]

xuan choose

eng

[əŋ]

feng to sew

ua

[uɑ]

hua flower

ün

[yn]

yun cloud

ong

[uŋ]

hong red

uo

[uo]

yuo rain

 

 

 

 

CONSONANT 

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

Working Orthograpgy

IPA

Example

b

[b]

bo thin

g

[k]

gen root

s

[s]

si die

p

[bʻ]

跑 pao run

k

[kʻ]

kai open

zh

[tʂ]

zhen true

m

[m]

mi meter

h

[x]

hai sea

ch

[tʂ]

chang long

f

[fʻ]

feng to sew

j

[tɕ]

jiu wine

sh

[ʂʻ]

shi yes

d

[t]

da big

q

[tɕʻ]

qie to cut

r

[ʐ]

尖锐 jian ruisharp

t

[tʻ]

tian sky

x

[ɕ]

xiang think

y

[j]

yun cloud

n

[n]

ni you

z

[ts]

zue left

w

[w]

wu house

l

[l]

绿 lü green

c

[tsʻ]

ci to pierce