Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1
Group   1: diphthongs   starting    with a/e/ê
ai similar to y in my
ao similar to ow in how
an
ang
en
eng
ei similar to ay in may

Group   2: diphthongs   starting    with i
ia
ie similar to ye in yes
iao
iou similar to you (spelled iu when preceded by a consonant)
ian
ien similar to in (spelled in when preceded by a consonant)
ieng similar to En in English (spelled ing when preceded by a consonant)
iang similar to young
iong

Group   3: diphthongs   starting    with u/o
ua
uo
uai similar to why in British English
uei similar to way (spelled ui when preceded by a consonant)
uan
uen (spelled un when preceded by a consonant)
ueng
uang
ong

Group   4: diphthongs   starting    with ü
üe used only after j, q, x; spelled ue
üen used only after j, q, x; spelled un
üan used only after j, q, x; spelled uan

1.3 consonants


Consonants  may be  grouped in  the following   ways.
Group 1: These consonants are almost the same in Chinese and English.
CHINESE ENGLISH
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