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zh ㄓ, ch ㄔ, sh ㄕ, r ㄖ: mandarin neighbor IPA sounds

retroflex alveolo-palatal consonants

Description: A concise overview of Mandarin Chinese sounds. It includes their IPA representations, tongue placements, additional instructions, and examples in Pinyin (Romanized Chinese) and 注音符号 (Bopomofo) scripts.

Sound (pinyin) [IPA] Tongue Placement Additional Instructions Examples in Pinyin Examples in Bopomofo
zh ʈʂ Tip of tongue against the roof of the mouth, retroflex motion Release burst of air zhōng (中),
zhù (住)		 ㄓㄨㄥ (中),
ㄓㄨˋ (住)
ch ʈʂʰ Tip of tongue against the roof of the mouth, retroflex motion Strongly aspirate release chī (吃),
chū (出)		 ㄔ (吃),
ㄔㄨ (出)
sh ʂ Tip of tongue slightly below the position for "zh" and "ch," retroflex motion Release burst of air shū (书),
shí (十)		 ㄕㄨ (书),
ㄕˊ (十)
r ɻ Tip of tongue against the alveolar ridge, rounded lips, downward curl Create vibrating/flapping motion rén (人),
rè (热)		 ㄖㄣˊ (人),
ㄖㄜˋ (热)

tongue position chart

Screenshot 2023-06-16 at 10 06 41 PM

acknowledgements

Mandarin Blueprint

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