| No. | notation | pinyin | the Kenyon & Knott (KK) phonetic symbols |
Click to listen | similar sounds | ||
| KK | retroflex | clench teeth |
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| 1 | ㄅ | b | [bə] |
|
burn | ||
| 2 | ㄆ | p | [pə] |
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purse | ||
| 3 | ㄇ | m | [mə] |
|
murder | ||
| 4 | ㄈ | f | [fə] |
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further | ||
| 5 | ㄉ | d | [də] |
|
dirt | ||
| 6 | ㄊ | t | [tə] |
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turtle | ||
| 7 | ㄋ | n | [nə] |
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nurse | ||
| 8 | ㄌ | l | [lə] |
|
lurk | ||
| 9 | ㄍ | g | [gə] |
|
girl | ||
| 10 | ㄎ | k | [kə] |
|
curse | ||
| 11 | ㄏ | h | [hə] |
|
hurt | ||
| 12 | ㄐ | j | [ji] | clench |
|
jill | |
| 13 | ㄑ | q | [chi] | clench |
|
chick | |
| 14 | ㄒ | x | [si] | clench |
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think | |
| 15 | ㄓ | zh | [zhɪ]* | clench |
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jam* | |
| 16 | ㄔ | ch | [chi]* | clench |
|
cheer* | |
| 17 | ㄕ | sh | [s]* | clench |
|
sink* | |
| 18 | ㄖ | r | [z]* | clench |
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rap* | |
| 19 | ㄗ | z | [ts]* |
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zip* | ||
| 20 | ㄘ | c | [tsi]* |
|
tsai* | ||
| 21 | ㄙ | s | [s] |
|
sam | ||
| 22 | ㄧ | i | [yi] |
|
E | ||
| 23 | ㄨ | u | [wu] |
|
woorse | ||
| 24 | ㄩ | ü (yu) | [yu] |
|
york | ||
| 25 | ㄚ | a | [a] |
|
Ah | ||
| 26 | ㄛ | o | [ɔ] |
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all | ||
| 27 | ㄜ | e | [ə] |
|
early | ||
| 28 | ㄝ | ê | [e] |
|
S | ||
| 29 | ㄞ | ai | [aɪ] |
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Irse | ||
| 30 | ㄟ | ei | [eɪ] |
|
eight | ||
| 31 | ㄠ | ao | [aᴜ] |
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our | ||
| 32 | ㄡ | ou | [oᴜ] |
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ouch | ||
| 33 | ㄢ | an | [an] |
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annie | ||
| 34 | ㄣ | en | [ən] |
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untill | ||
| 35 | ㄤ | ang | [aŋ] |
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tang | ||
| 36 | ㄥ | eng | [əŋ] |
|
english | ||
| 37 | ㄦ | er | [ɚ] | retroflex |
|
cooker | |
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