New Members axilaris Posted June 7, 2011 at 05:44 AM New Members Report Posted June 7, 2011 at 05:44 AM Hi, Can someone let me know if there is any chinese character/words that has this pinyin ? I am unable to find it anywhere. ê [ɛ] (n/a) as in "bet". Only used in certain interjections. iai [iɑi] yai as i + ai; like "yi" in "yikes"; (you will only see this as in final-only form "yai" You can search for this pinyin from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin_table Would be great if someone knows how this is really used ? Thanks. Quote
skylee Posted June 7, 2011 at 01:25 PM Report Posted June 7, 2011 at 01:25 PM iai [iɑi] yai as i + ai; like "yi" in "yikes"; (you will only see this as in final-only form "yai" Take a look -> http://humanum.arts....ory=wholerecord The modern and standard pronunciation of this word is ya2. ( I actually remember the pronunciation yai2. This is bad, shows how old I am.) As to ê, my Xiandai Hanyu Cidian lists it in all four tones, all for the same word 誒, whose pronunciation is now usually expressed as ei. In fact the dictionary lists ei next to every ê. 1 Quote
New Members axilaris Posted June 7, 2011 at 06:39 PM Author New Members Report Posted June 7, 2011 at 06:39 PM Thanks a lot for that reply! How about this? I am not quite sure of the character and tones that would represents this ? io yo Quote
Hofmann Posted June 7, 2011 at 07:58 PM Report Posted June 7, 2011 at 07:58 PM /ɛ/ is a common final particle in Taiwanese Mandarin. It works like 啊. Quote
New Members axilaris Posted June 8, 2011 at 01:56 AM Author New Members Report Posted June 8, 2011 at 01:56 AM How about this, anyone knows about this pinyin ? io [iou] yo as i + o; like English slang "yo"; (you will only see this as in final-only form "yo" Quote
LiScing Posted June 8, 2011 at 09:56 PM Report Posted June 8, 2011 at 09:56 PM The ɛ sound is common. For example it's in the word for salt: 盐 Quote
skylee Posted June 10, 2011 at 01:36 PM Report Posted June 10, 2011 at 01:36 PM The ɛ sound is common. For example it's in the word for salt: 盐 Could you elaborate? I don't understand. Quote
skylee Posted June 10, 2011 at 01:44 PM Report Posted June 10, 2011 at 01:44 PM How about this, anyone knows about this pinyin ?io [iou] yo as i + o; like English slang "yo"; (you will only see this as in final-only form "yo" Take a look -> http://humanum.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/cgi-bin/agrep-lindict?query=%ad%f2&category=wholerecord Quote
Hofmann Posted June 10, 2011 at 11:03 PM Report Posted June 10, 2011 at 11:03 PM LiScing meant that /ɛ/ is a common nucleus, but I don't think that's what axilaris is talking about. I think he/she's talking about /ɛ/ as the only thing in the final. Also, the 唷 in 喔唷 is only /jo/, not like English "yo," which is /joʊ/. Quote
skylee Posted June 11, 2011 at 06:01 AM Report Posted June 11, 2011 at 06:01 AM Also, the 唷 in 喔唷 is only /jo/, not like English "yo," which is /joʊ/. Thanks for this. Is /joʊ/ something like the pinyin "you"? If it is then there are a lot of characters with this pronunciation. Quote
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