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Mandarin Pinyin
Initials and finials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | like a in father |
| o | like aw saw |
| e | like e in her |
| i | like ee in see |
| u | like oe in shoe |
| ü | like eu in pneumonia |
| ia | like yah |
| ie | like ye in yes |
| er | like er in sister |
| ai | like y in sky (or light) |
| ei | like ay in day |
| ou | like owe |
| an | like an in man |
| ing | like ng in English |
| j | like jee in jeep |
| q | like chee in cheese |
| x | like shee in sheep |
| z | like ds in cards |
| c | like ts in cats |
| zh | like j in jelly |
| ch | like ch in march (tongue curled back a little) |
| r | like r in road |
| b | boy |
| p | pen |
| m | moon |
| f | fog |
| d | dog |
| t | tiger |
| n | net |
| l | let |
| g | girl |
| k | king |
| h | hi |
| s | six |
| ua | uo |
| ai | uai |
| ei | ui |
| ao | iao |
| ou | iu |
| an | ian |
| uan | üan |
| en | in |
| un | ün |
| ang | iang |
| ang | uang |
| eng | ueng |
| in | ing |
| ong | iong |
| ü | üe |