Anexe : Table of Pinyin Pronunciation
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Rules of pronunciation with english words comparison and 2 audio samples for each sounds.
Letter
|
English words
|
Example 1
|
Example 2
|
Notes
|
b
|
bay
|
(sometimes overlaps with p)
| ||
p
|
pay
|
(pei and bei are often said for the same character)
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m
|
may
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f
|
fair
| |||
d
|
day
| |||
t
|
take
|
(tian and dian can be confused when listening)
| ||
n
|
nay
| |||
l
|
lay
| |||
g
|
gay
| |||
k
|
kay
| |||
h
|
hay
|
(often said with a rasp at the back of the throat)
| ||
j
|
jeep
|
(palatial)
| ||
q
|
cheer
| |||
x
|
she
|
(palatial)
| ||
zh
|
junk
|
(retro - devoiced)
| ||
ch
|
church
|
(retro)
| ||
sh
|
shirt
|
(retro)
| ||
r
|
leisure
|
(retro) (can include a bit of the s on leisure)
| ||
z
|
reads
|
(devoiced)
| ||
c
|
hats
| |||
s
|
say
| |||
y
|
yea
| |||
w
|
way
| |||
Vowels
| ||||
a
|
father
| |||
o
|
saw
|
(halfway between o and a)
| ||
e
|
British her
|
(in the back of the throat)
| ||
i
|
(no illustration)
|
(after z, c, s, zh, ch, sh, r)
| ||
i
|
see
|
(after other consonants)
| ||
u
|
rude
| |||
ü
|
French tu, German Fühlen
|
(ee with rounded lips)
| ||
er
|
are
| |||
ai
|
eye
| |||
ei
|
eight
| |||
ao
|
now
| |||
ou
|
oh
| |||
an
|
can
| |||
en
|
British turn
| |||
ang
|
German Gang
| |||
eng
|
sung
| |||
ong
|
German Lunge
| |||
ia
|
Asia
| |||
ie
|
yes
| |||
iao
|
yeowl
| |||
iu
|
yoke /yukon
|
(varies with consonant)
| ||
ian
|
yen
| |||
in
|
in
|
(the j creates slightly more ee sound)
| ||
iang
|
e+yang
|
(approximately - with the 'a' in papa)
| ||
ing
|
sing
| |||
iong
|
German Jünger
| |||
ua
|
guano
| |||
uo
|
wall
| |||
uai
|
wife
| |||
uan
|
one
| |||
un
|
went
| |||
uang
|
oo+ahng
| |||
üe
|
ü+eh
| |||
üan
|
ü+an
| |||
ün
|
German grün
| |||
kongr
|
corn
|
(soften n)
| ||
wanr
|
w + far
|
(n is silent)
| ||
dianr
|
d + yar
|
(n is silent)
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Annex : Numbers, complicated form
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The number complicated form is used when we do not want the numbers to be altered after being written, like on bank checks.
simple
|
complicated
|
Pinyin
| |
0
|
〇
|
零
|
líng
|
1
|
一
|
壹
|
yī
|
2
|
二
|
贰
|
èr
|
3
|
三
|
叁
|
sān
|
4
|
四
|
肆
|
sì
|
5
|
五
|
伍
|
wǔ
|
6
|
六
|
陆
|
liù
|
7
|
七
|
柒
|
qī
|
8
|
八
|
捌
|
bā
|
9
|
九
|
玖
|
jiǔ
|
10
|
十
|
拾
|
shí
|
20 *
|
廿
|
niàn
| |
30 *
|
卅
|
sà
| |
40 *
|
卌
|
xì
| |
100
|
百
|
佰
|
bǎi
|
1 000
|
千
|
仟
|
qiān
|
* used mostly on calendars
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